Tillandsia chusgonensis VIPP 2-15-21 A new stoloniferous miniature from

A new stoloniferous miniature from Chester Skotak

leaving parallel grooves hundreds of miles long etched deeply into the altiplano

leaf widths and colors

Tillandsia setacea is a needle leaved

An unusual gray-blue color

Tillandsia chusgonensis VIPP 2-15-21 A new stoloniferous miniature fromA small rock dwelling species that forms clumping colonies on rocky cliffs overlooking the Rio Chusgon near Huamachuco, Sanchez Carrion, Peru. Similar to Tillandsia tectorum and T. balsasensis, it is a tiny, clumping species with silvery, fuzzy leaves. Forming little cluster with many offsets, they look like little balls of silvery white fuzz less than three inches across. The inflorescence is a scape about as long as the leaves bearing two to three