Talk:Tillandsia

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

You have new messages (last change).

this looks like a copy-paste from something else ...-- Tarquin 23:15 Jan 19, 2003 (UTC)

I'm completely wrong. User:Arpingstone informs me this is his original work. apologies - t

The first sentence says the genus is found in deserts, and not until the second sentence do we find out that this is a genus of plants. Since Wikipedia is not just about plants, that is wrong. 131.183.73.23 22:11 Jan 23, 2003 (UTC)

Hi! I am the writer of this article. You are correct in what you say, I should have said plant genus in the first sentence. This has now been done. Thanks for noticing it.
Arpingstone 09:36 Jan 24, 2003 (UTC)

It's would be great to find a photo of what we call "Fille de l'air" in France that is a large Tillandsia growed into a ball-shape and simply hanged by a wire. This will illustrate they grow without soil. Ericd 21:36 Apr 12, 2003 (UTC)

[edit] Looks like a good start

I wish I had the time to flesh it all out, but I'm glad to see a pretty good description of a fascinating plant genus. My parents had specimens of about 20 Tillandsia species in their trees before they were nailed by hurricane Andrew. Many species are simply fascinating -- just outside my window is a large Tillandsia with a six-foot spike.

But it would be interesting if we could have an entry for ball moss (time limitations preclude me from doing so)...

It is exceptionally common in the southern US -- in southern Florida, it is virtually impossible to find a live oak without ball moss in it.

Ball moss is often found growing on electronic transmission wires in Florida(!), and it is one of the most vigorous of the Tillandsias. Sometimes its growth is so heavy that tree limbs break under its collective weight.

Also, ball moss has a capability that only a relative handful of plant species has: it fixes nitrogen from the air, like beans and alfalfa.

[edit] Oops

I just cut all the content of the page and then saved it... Sorry! I thought I was working on the page for Tillansia insignis that I just created about an hour ago, was going to make a redirect to Werauhia insignis, which is the new name for the species. I put the content back, hope it doesn't screw up the history too bad.

Codiferous 02:26, 14 March 2006 (UTC)

Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org../../../t/i/l/Talk%7ETillandsia_4855.html"