Tillandsia paucifolia (Potbelly air plant)

4/13/2015 · Pa-hay-okee Overlook, Everglades National Park, Florida

Kingdom	Plantae	Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin)
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta	Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients
Division	Magnoliophyta	Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms
Class	Liliopsida	Monocots (plants with a single seed leaf); includes the lily family
Subclass	Zingiberidae	Gingers and related plants
Order	Bromeliales	Bromeliads: tropical plants adapted to limited water, often epiphytes
Family	Bromeliaceae	Bromelias: tropical and subtropical plants, the best known being pineapple
Genus	Tillandsia	For Elias Tillands (1640-1693), Finno-Swedish botanist
Species	paucifolia	With little foliage, literally “few-leaved”