Tillandsia leiboldiana grown in the bromeliad collection of the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna. It is closely related to CAM-performing T. fasciculata, but in standard conditions it does not perform CAM itself. Instead it collects water in a (IMAGE)

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Tillandsia leiboldiana grown in the bromeliad collection of the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna. It is closely related to CAM-performing T. fasciculata, but in standard conditions it does not perform CAM itself. Instead it collects water in a

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Tillandsia leiboldiana grown in the bromeliad collection of the Botanical Garden of the University of Vienna. It is closely related to CAM-performing T. fasciculata, but in standard conditions it does not perform CAM itself. Instead it collects water in a tank-like structure that it forms with its leaves.

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Michael Barfuss

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