Hechtia glomerata

Hechtia glomerata, commonly known as guapilla, is a species of bromeliad that is native to southern Texas in the United States, Mexico, and Guatemala.^{[2][1][3][4][5]}

Guapilla
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Hechtia
Species:	H. glomerata
Binomial name
Hechtia glomerata Zucc.[1]
Synonyms[2]
Dasylirion pitcairniifolium Karw. ex Zucc. Hechtia ghiesbreghtii Lem. Hechtia gamopetala Mez Hechtia morreniana Mez

Cultivars

• Hechtia 'Ventura' (H. marnier-lapostollei × H. glomerata)^[6][7]

References

1. "Hechtia glomerata". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-06-05.
2. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families^{[permanent dead link‍]}
3. Flora of North America, Hechtia glomerata Zuccarini, Abh. Math.-Phys. Cl. Konigl. Bayer. Akad. Wiss. 3: 240, plate 6. 1840.
4. Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760147.
5. Biota of North America Program, 2013 county distribution map
6. "The BSI Cultivar Registry" (PDF). Bromeliad Society International. 2009-11-05. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2010-12-06. Retrieved 2011-11-02.
7. Luther, H.E. "Bromeliaceae of the United States (excluding Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands)" (PDF). Marie Selby Botanical Gardens.

External links

• US Department of Agriculture plants profile
• Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center, University of Texas
• Dave's Garden plant files
• Eagle Eye Adventures, Stoloniferous Hechtia glomerata in Queretaro

Data related to Hechtia glomerata at Wikispecies