tillandsia simulata

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Tillandsia simulata, common name Florida airplant[http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Plant.aspx?id=1219 Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants] or Manatee River airplant,{{PLANTS|id=TISI|taxon=Tillandsia simulata|accessdate=10 December 2015}} is a plant species endemic to Florida. It an epiphyte growing on the branches of various trees and shrubs in the region, mostly in swamps and other moist locations.[http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=222000403 Flora of North America v 22].

Tillandsia simulata can be distinguished by its narrowly elliptic leaf sheath, up to 2 cm wide. It produces inflorescences up to 15 cm (6 inches) long, with rose-colored bracts and conspicuous violet flowers.Small, John Kunkel. Manual of the Southeastern Flora 270, 1503. 1933.