Any of various usually epiphytic bromeliad plants of the genus tillandsia , such as spanish moss , of tropical and subtropical america .

铁兰如西班牙苔藓等多种通常为附生的凤梨科铁兰属植物,生长于美洲的热带或副热带地区。

The international union for conservation of nature , included the emblematic bromeliad to their red list of threatened species , claiming that climate change may already be impairing its ability to flower and also blaming the expansion of cattle grazing areas for the decreasing in the number of its colonies

国际自然与自然资源保护联合会（iucn）将这种凤梨科植物代表列入了濒危物种的红名单，并且声称气候变化可能已经削弱了它开花的能力，也指责放牧区域的扩张减少了这种植物群体数量。