Family: Bromeliaceae
High Risk Traits:
- Grows and could spread in regions with tropical climates
- Other Tillandsia species have naturalized and become invasive
- Reproduces by wind-dispersed seeds, and intentionally cultivated by people
- May hybridize with other species
- Propagated by offsets; may be able to spread vegetatively
Low Risk Traits:
- Widely cultivated with no evidence of naturalization or negative impacts where introduced
- Unarmed (no spines, thorns, or burrs)
- Non-toxic
- Grows best in high light environments (dense shade may inhibit spread)
- Slow growing and with a long time to reproductive maturity from seed (12 to 18 years)