Bromeliaceae
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The Bromeliaceae is a large family of 1400 species of sub-tropical to tropical flowering plants from the New World, often seen growing as epiphytes but also with species growing in the ground. Many Bromeliads store water in the "urn" formed by their tightly-overlapped rosettes of leaves and this oasis often forms a micro-habitat for small animals such as frogs. The epiphytic Tillandsia species capture moisture from the air through leaf trichomes. Bromeliads are generally monocarpic, but offset freely so that the clone survives the flowering of an individual rosette.
Succulent genera: Deuterocohnia (Syn. Abromeitiella), Dyckia, Hechtia, Puya
The fruit of the pineapple Ananas comosus is an important agricultural crop. Many species of Bromeliad are of horticultural interest as decorative plants, especially those species with brightly coloured bracts. Rosettes offset by suckering.
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Deuterocohnia lorentziana
is a popular succulent terrestrial Bromeliad forming dense mounds of rosettes when grown in a good light. The grey-green leaves are sharply pointed and may bear a few small marginal teeth. Inflorescences of three yellowish-green tubular flowers appear repeatedly on the same rosette, which unusually for a bromeliad does not die after flowering. This species is native to Argentina.
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Plant Families with Succulent Species 