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May 12, 2014 2:34 AM CST
Thread OP
Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)
Bee Lover Organic Gardener Native Plants and Wildflowers Frogs and Toads Ferns I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
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I wonder where I could post my Bromeliad photos from the rainforest which is very rich in Bromeliaceae.
Most of them will be near to impossible to identify, maybe the ones which were blooming, but as they usually grow so high up in the forest canopy, taking details of flowers was impossible, many were not blooming, often they grow in dense communities of different species on the same branch.

Many of them I think are Neoregelia sp. But the area where I was, has 56 !!!!sps of that genus alone! Very often photo material cannot be found on the web, it is frustrating.

Do you think a parent page for Bromeliaceae is a good idea?
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May 12, 2014 1:11 PM CST
Plants Admin
Name: Kent Pfeiffer
Southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator Plant Identifier Region: Nebraska Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Forum moderator Irises Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level
It's possible to create a parent page which includes multiple genera. It looks like there are 50 - 60 genera in the Bromeliaceae. Would it be appropriate to have them all covered by the same parent plant?
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May 12, 2014 4:00 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)
Bee Lover Organic Gardener Native Plants and Wildflowers Frogs and Toads Ferns I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Charter ATP Member Cat Lover Birds Plant Identifier
Yes, I can see now Kent, it wouldn't be a good idea, you're right!
In fact it was a stupid idea of me thinking it over! Rolling my eyes.
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May 12, 2014 4:25 PM CST
Plants Admin
Name: Kent Pfeiffer
Southeast Nebraska (Zone 5b)
Charter ATP Member I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database! Plant Database Moderator Plant Identifier Region: Nebraska Celebrating Gardening: 2015
Million Pollinator Garden Challenge Forum moderator Irises Garden Sages Garden Ideas: Master Level
Oh no! That wasn't the intent of my post at all.

I know almost nothing about bromeliads, so that was real question. Is it appropriate to put all those genera together? I was hoping someone with more knowledge would come and say 'yeah, they should all be together' or 'no, the tillandsias need to be separate' or something like that.

My apologies if my post came across as dismissive, Myriam.
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May 12, 2014 4:50 PM CST
Thread OP
Name: Myriam Vandenberghe
Ghent, Belgium (Zone 8a)
Bee Lover Organic Gardener Native Plants and Wildflowers Frogs and Toads Ferns I was one of the first 300 contributors to the plant database!
Charter ATP Member Cat Lover Birds Plant Identifier
Oh don't worry Kent! Your post really didn't came over as dismissive, I don't feel offended, and like you I know as good as nothing about that huge family of the Bromeliaceae and I got desperate trying to id species I found in the wild because I have no basic knowledge to start from.. Hilarious!
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