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§1 Plant

Bromelia pinguin L.

vernacular pinguin — species · Bromeliaceae

USDA: BRPI4
GBIF: 5287905
Rank: species

pinguin (Bromelia pinguin) — Platephotograph · PRAC VALLESCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Group: Monocot
Family: Bromeliaceae Juss.
Genus: Bromelia

§2a

Native status, by region

L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Native
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Introduced

§2b

County-level range

· 18 counties across 3 states/territories

Legend Native · 14 Introduced · 4 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Drought: Medium
Shade: Low
Moisture use: Low
Fire: None
Salinity: Low
Anaerobic: None
CaCO₃: Medium
Hedging: None

§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance: 28 °F minimum
Frost-free days: 360 min.
Precipitation: 33–79 in/yr
pH range: 4.5–6.5
Root depth: 12 in min.
Fertility need: Medium
Soil texture: coarse, medium, fine

§3c

Form & growth

Growth form: Rhizomatous
Growth rate: Moderate
Lifespan: Short
Mature height: 4 ft
Foliage texture: Coarse
Foliage colour: Green
Porosity (summer): Moderate
Porosity (winter): Porous
Flower colour: Red
Fruit colour: Yellow
Fire resistant: No
N fixation: None
Toxicity: Slight

§3d

Reproduction

Bloom period: Summer
Seed abundance: High
Seed begins: Summer
Seed ends: Fall
Stratify: No
Propagation: seed, cuttings, container

§3e

Use & availability

Commercial availability: Routinely Available
Nursery stock: Yes
Browse palatability: Medium
Graze palatability: Low
Palatable, human: Yes
Protein potential: Low
Lumber: No
Christmas tree: No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 18 counties across 3 states/territories.

Florida view state ↗ 1 I ▾

Volusia 12127

Puerto Rico view state ↗ 14 N ▾

U.S. Virgin Islands view state ↗ 3 I ▾

§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/BRPI4 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/5287905 ↗

Record version

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