Guzmania lingulata
COMMON NAME | Scarlet Star or droophead tufted
airplant |
TYPE | Bromeliad |
FAMILY | Bromeliaceae |
NOTES | A
genus of over 120 species.
The
best known is Guzmania lingulata (scarlet star) which bears orange and red
bracts. Foliage grows
in a star-shaped basal rosette which culminates in an orange and red bracted
inflorescence. |
GEOGRAPHIC REGION | Central America, northern and central South America
and southern Mexico |
NATIVE
HABITAT | Rainforest |
WEB SOURCES |
