Tillandsia brachyphylla
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Tillandsia brachyphylla
Peter Tristram 06/11.
Note from Peter Tristram..."After 30 years I think I finally have found one of my assortment of little red Brazilians is almost certainly T. brachyphylla. It is really quite a different plant to all of the others with a very branched spike and very different leaves. In the hope of finding another (???) I’ll freeze some pollen as it won’t self for sure.

Updated 02/07/11