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cardinal airplant
Tillandsia fasciculata
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
giant airplantTillandsia utriculata
Balbis' airplantTillandsia balbisiana
Tillandsia kuzmae
leatherleaf airplantTillandsia variabilis
Tillandsia inopinata
Manatee River airplantTillandsia simulata
Tillandsia rodrigueziana
ballmossTillandsia recurvata
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 4,066 |
|---|---|
| Mexico | 382 |
| Costa Rica | 175 |
| Chiapas | 113 |
| Provincia San José | 95 |
| Yucatan | 78 |
| Oaxaca | 62 |
| Panama | 51 |
| Guatemala | 35 |
| Colombia | 31 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | monocots · Liliopsida |
| Order | grasses, sedges, cattails, and allies · Poales |
| Family | Bromeliads · Bromeliaceae |
| Genus | Airplants · Tillandsia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise cardinal airplant with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.