Puya alpestris

Puya alpestris

Taxobox
name = "Puya alpestris"


image_width = 240px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo = Poales
familia = Bromeliaceae
subfamilia = Pitcairnioideae
genus = "Puya"
species = "P. alpestris"
binomial = "Puya alpestris"
binomial_authority = (Poepp.) Gay

"Puya alpestris" is a species of bromeliad native to Chilean Andes and grown as an ornamental plant. It produces a clump of gray-green, spike-edged leaves and bolts a tall inflorescence containing many flowers. The flower is an unusual teal color with bright light orange pollen.

External links

* [http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?30383 GRIN Species Profile]

References

*Steens, A. & Y. Cave. (2003) "Bromeliads for the Contemporary Garden". Portland: Timber Press, page 132.


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