Giant Airplant
by Paul Rebmann
Title
Giant Airplant
Artist
Paul Rebmann
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
A giant airplant on the leaning trunk of a tree with semi-dried resurrection ferns behind.
GIant airplant is an epiphytic plant of hammocks and cypress swamps from Putnam and Flagler counties south through the peninsula. Also found in Georgia, Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands.
The largest of Florida bromeliads, Tillandsia utriculata resembles T. fasiculata but generally has more recurved and thinner leaves without a keel-line on the lower surface. This species grows as solitary plants, not producing secondary plants or 'pups'. The flowering spike extends well above the leaves with the flowers having light green bracts and whitish petals. After flowering and seeding the plant dies.
(Subject description from the artist's Wild Florida Photo website www.wildflphoto.com)
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January 31st, 2023
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