Large genus of epiphytic or terrestrial sparse-rooting tropical plants usually forming dense clumps or pendant masses WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of the Neotropics, from northern Mexico and the southeastern United States to Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to central Argentina. Wikipedia

Genus of plants Wikidata