Hohenbergia stellata

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Hohenbergia stellata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Hohenbergia
Species: H. stellata
Binomial name
Hohenbergia stellata
Schult.f.

Hohenbergia stellata is a perennial species of the genus Hohenbergia. As part of the family Bromeliaceae, it belongs to a wide range of tropical and subtropical plant species. Like many other Bromeliads, such as the Pineapple, the Hohenbergia stellata exhibits sharp spines in its bloom. Blooms are a purple-red color and are present along the plant's strong stem, which grows 2–3 feet.[1] In Brazil this plant forms a microhabitat of the tarantula Pachistopelma bromelicola[2]

Taxonomic Status

Some research indicates that the Hohenbergia stellata may actually belong to the genus Aechmea.[1]

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