Don't want to see ads? Sign up...




Tillandsia capillaris

Tillandsia capillaris

Ruiz & Pav.
Family: Bromeliaceae
Order: Poales
Class: Liliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae
 Request change

Synonyms: Tillandsia lanuginosa.




Filters


Description


Tillandsia capillaris is a species of flowering plant in the family Bromeliaceae. This species is native to southern and western South America (Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, Paraguay, Bolivia, Peru, and Ecuador).

Three taxa are recognized at the "form" level:

#Tillandsia capillaris f. capillaris – most of species range
#Tillandsia capillaris f. cordobensis (Hieron.) L.B.Sm. – Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile
#Tillandsia capillaris f. virescens (Ruiz & Pav.) L.B.Sm. – Bolivia, Peru, Argentina, Chile

Source: Wikipedia, article Tillandsia capillaris. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 17/07/2026.





Geographic distribution


Loading map...



Species photographs

Count: 13

Foto
Photography ID: 697027
  Adult
Cabana, Unquillo
Córdoba
Argentina
08/01/2026
Manuel Eduardo Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 697026
  Adult
Cabana, Unquillo
Córdoba
Argentina
08/01/2026
Manuel Eduardo Serra
Foto
Photography ID: 688646
  Adult
Chilecito
La Rioja
Argentina
05/25/2026
Federico Carlos Izasa
Foto
Photography ID: 655750
  Adult
San Marcos Sierras
Córdoba
Argentina
02/09/2025
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 635190
♂ ♀  Adult
Salta (Capital)
Salta
Argentina
05/15/2025
Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
Foto
Photography ID: 634826
  Adult
Famatina
La Rioja
Argentina
05/16/2025
Federico Carlos Izasa
Foto
Photography ID: 620505
  Adult
Punilla
Córdoba
Argentina
02/06/2021
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 620439
  Adult
La Cumbre
Córdoba
Argentina
09/19/2019
Walter Bustamante
Foto
Photography ID: 604812
  Adult
Dto Utracán
La Pampa
Argentina
08/05/2024
Hugo Alberto Valderrey
Foto
Photography ID: 601848
  Adult
Iruya
Salta
Argentina
02/23/2022
Maria Belén Dri



 View all photographs of the species




 Add a photography of this species





Species vocalizations

Last vocalizations published



 Add an audio of this species




Species videos

Last filmings published




 Add a film of this species




Species reports



 Detail of places sorted by number of records





Species records

Count: 15



Page 1 of 2
Record IDDateExact timeCountryProvince / departmentPlaceFilmedPhotographedRecorded vocalObservedHeardWounded or deadNumber of individualsUser or BibliographyDetail
250461501/08/2026ArgentinaCórdobaReserva Natural Los Quebrachitos, Cabana, UnquilloManuel Eduardo Serra
247568725/05/2026ArgentinaLa RiojaChilecitoFederico Carlos Izasa
246110718/04/202608:07ArgentinaSanta FeParque del Sur "General Manuel Belgrano", Santa Fe1Gustavo Fernando Durán
240758914/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánAcceso los Cardones, Parque Provincial Cumbres CalchaquíesMaria Belén Dri
240732614/12/2025ArgentinaTucumánAcceso los Cardones, Parque Provincial Cumbres CalchaquíesDiego Carus
228839216/05/2025ArgentinaLa RiojaBajo Carrizal, FamatinaFederico Carlos Izasa
228937015/05/2025ArgentinaSaltaParque San Martín, sobre cableado que ingresa al Museo de Ciencias Naturales., Salta (Capital)Eduardo Vicente Fumarola
237178009/02/2025ArgentinaCórdobaSan Marcos SierrasWalter Bustamante
217045805/08/2024ArgentinaLa PampaCercanías a la Laguna de Utracán, Dto UtracánHugo Alberto Valderrey
227943423/02/2022ArgentinaSaltaIruyaDiego Carus
Page 1 of 2

 Add a record of this species

📖
Recommended citation
Please use the following reference when citing this species account.
EcoRegistros. 2026. Tillandsia capillaris – Species account. Accessed from www.ecoregistros.org on 14/09/2026.