Native plant · BROMELIACEAE
Tillandsia setacea
SOUTHERN NEEDLELEAF; southern needleleaf airplant

Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Tillandsia setacea. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Tillandsia setacea
- Family
- BROMELIACEAE
- Genus
- Tillandsia
- Order
- POALES
- Classification
- Monocots
- Recorded status
- Native
- Florida range
- South Florida · Central Florida · Florida Keys
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Sarasota; Manatee; Hillsborough; Brevard; DeSoto; Collier; Highlands; Glades; Polk; Hendry; Indian River; Palm Beach; Pasco; Pinellas; Charlotte; Lee; Martin; Broward; Miami-Dade; Osceola; St. Lucie; Hernando; Sumter; Hardee; Monroe; Volusia
Where documented in Florida
Sarasota; Manatee; Hillsborough; Brevard; DeSoto; Collier; Highlands; Glades; Polk; Hendry; Indian River; Palm Beach; Pasco; Pinellas; Charlotte; Lee; Martin; Broward; Miami-Dade; Osceola; St. Lucie; Hernando; Sumter; Hardee; Monroe; Volusia
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Tillandsia
- Tillandsia balbisiana — NORTHERN NEEDLELEAF; Balbis' airplant
- Tillandsia bartramii — BARTRAM'S AIRPLANT
- Tillandsia fasciculata — CARDINAL AIRPLANT; COMMON WILD PINE; STIFF-LEAVED WILD PINE
- Tillandsia flexuosa — TWISTED AIRPLANT; BANDED AIRPLANT
- Tillandsia floridana — FLORIDA AIRPLANT
- Tillandsia paucifolia — POTBELLY AIRPLANT
Related Florida Seed Bank conservation reading
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.