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Pink Quill This was a very unique flower that had shapes and patterns unlike any flower I have ever seen. It was found at the beginning of a hiking trail in the cloudy forest of Ecuador. Ecuador,Geotagged,Tillandsia cyanea,flower,forest,green,nature,pink,plant,rain,rainforest,wild,wildlife Click/tap to enlarge PromotedSpecies introCountry intro

Pink Quill

This was a very unique flower that had shapes and patterns unlike any flower I have ever seen. It was found at the beginning of a hiking trail in the cloudy forest of Ecuador.

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    Wonderful species intro and interesting location, also very well shared. Promoted! Posted 11 years ago

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The Pink quill

''Tillandsia cyanea'' (common name pink quill) is a species of flowering plant in the bromeliad family, native to the rainforests of Ecuador. An epiphytic perennial growing to 50 cm (20 in) high by 50 cm (20 in) wide, it has stemless rosettes of thin, recurved leaves and paddle-shaped spikes of 20 pink bracts with violet flowers, in spring and autumn.

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Similar species: Grasses, Bromeliads, Sedges
Species identified by TristanV
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Uploaded Jun 9, 2014. Captured Mar 24, 2012 11:33 in Principal, Quito, Ecuador.
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  • Canon EOS 60D
  • f/5.6
  • 1/166s
  • ISO1250
  • 120mm
Captured in the fall. More fall photos.