Stigmatodon plurifolius Size:Bare Root dry and stiff shield or

dry and stiff shield or basket fronds at the base of the foliage fronds which serve a multi purpose of protecting the creeping rhizomes and catching moisture and leaf litter which decompose to feed the fern

The inflorescence is also strongly influences by exserta being very tall and thin

The inflorescence is simple

A robust plant to 20 inches across with 2

Stigmatodon plurifolius Size:Bare Root dry and stiff shield orThis is a very unusual, Tillandsia like Stigmatodon (formerly Vriesea) with very slender, stiff, needle like foliage that is green with gray trichomes and black leaf bases. It has the superficial look of a Tillandsia juncea but with thicker leaves in a bit more open shape. The inflorescence is a simple spike that is nodding with large, flaring white flowers that open at night and are probably bat or moth pollinated. Found as a lithophyte in Espirito