Tillandsia ehlersiana

serious trichomes

T. ehlersiana is quite frequently hybridized, and notorious for forming clumps. I wanted to see how close it was to my pruinosa Colombia, which I mistakenly ID’ed as ehlersiana for a while. It’s growing quite quickly already, similar to my pruinosa.

In this shot you can see the similar plants, (left to right) pruinosa Colombia, pruinosa Guatemala, and ehlersiana.