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Its reproductive cycle (and life) in its native habitat lasts 40 to 100 years, [14] though one individual planted near sea level at the University of California Botanical Garden, bloomed in August 1986 after only 28 years. [15] It is monocarpic, a plant that dies after reproduction. Unlike all other bromeliads it does not reproduce vegetatively ...
Many of the species are monocarpic, with the parent plant dying after one flower and seed production event. The species Puya raimondii is notable as the largest species of bromeliad known, reaching 3 m tall in vegetative growth with a flower spike 9–10 m tall. The other species are also large, with the flower spikes mostly reaching 1–4 m tall.
The flowers produce high amounts of nectar. During the flowering period, hummingbirds and other birds pollinate the flowers. The plant blooms between October and December in habitat. [1] Capsule fruits are formed, in each of which many small, airworthy seeds are formed. After the seed development, the mother plant slowly dies. [2]
Puya mirabilis grows as an evergreen, perennial herbaceous plant that reaches heights of 1 to 1.5 meters with its inflorescence. It lives terrestrially and is somewhat xerophytic. Many leaves stand together in a leaf rosette without a trunk being formed. After the seed and child development, the mother plant slowly dies.
Tillandsias, like other bromeliads, can multiply through pollination and seed formation. Since Tillandsia are not self-fertile, the pollen must come from another plant of the same species. Tillandsia, depending on the species, may take months or years to flower. After flowering, the plant forms offsets and dies. [21]
The plant is believed to be hazardous to sheep and birds which may become entangled in the spines of the leaves. [3] If the animal dies, the plant may gain nutrients as the animal decomposes nearby, though this has not been confirmed. [3] For this reason, Puya chilensis has earned the nickname "sheep-eating plant". [4]
The inflorescences of these plants form in the shallow central depression - the "cup" - of the plant, which often partially fills with water, through which the flowers bloom. Neoregelias, like most bromeliads, bloom only once in their lifetime and then begin to die, but normally not before producing several pups - small clones of the parent ...
These bromeliad invertebrates benefit their hosts by increasing nitrogen uptake into the plant. [ 35 ] [ 36 ] [ 37 ] A study of 209 plants from the Yasuní Scientific Reserve in Ecuador identified 11,219 animals, representing more than 350 distinct species, [ 38 ] many of which are found only on bromeliads.