''Tillandsia schiedeana'' is a

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in the

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''Tillandsia''. It was named for the collector

Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede Christian Julius Wilhelm Schiede (February 3, 1798 – December 1836) was a German physician and botanist born in Kassel. He studied natural sciences and medicine in Berlin and Göttingen, where he earned his doctorate in 1825. Afterwards he pr ...

. As an epiphyte it is found "growing in open tropical forests, and saxicolous, growing on cacti and burseras on steep dry slopes in semiarid regions in

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, and Colombia at elevations of 750 to 5,500 feet."Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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Description

This bromeliad tends to be very variable in form; it is characterized by large but thin stiff leaves. In bloom it forms an inflorescence approximately 40 cm high with yellow or reddish-yellow flowers. It is lightly scaled, prefers full sun, and grows in mounds.

Cultivars

* ''Tillandsia'' 'Bruce Aldridge' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Candela' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Jack Staub' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Laurie' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Little Star' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Peltry Jellyfish'
Retrieved 11 October 2009 * ''Tillandsia'' 'Pixie' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Starburst' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Tiki Torch' * ''Tillandsia'' 'Tooshi'

References

schiedeana Flora of Central America Flora of Mexico Flora of the Caribbean Epiphytes Flora of South America Plants described in 1831 Flora without expected TNC conservation status {{Tillandsia-stub