| Tillandsia baileyi | |
|---|---|
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| (unranked): | Commelinids |
| Order: | Poales |
| Family: | Bromeliaceae |
| Genus: | Tillandsia |
| Subgenus: | Tillandsia[2] |
| Species: | T. baileyi |
| Binomial name | |
| Tillandsia baileyi Rose ex Small[3][4] |
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Tillandsia baileyi, commonly known as the Reflexed Airplant[3] or Bailey's Ball Moss, is a species of bromeliad that is native to southern Texas in the United States and Tamaulipas in Mexico. It is found along the Gulf of Mexico from Kingsville, Texas to Tampico, Tamaulipas. Preferred host plants for this epiphyte include Southern Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) and Texas Ebony (Ebenopsis ebano).[2]