Bromeliad Societies

• Bromeliad Society International - Membership is reasonably cheap. You gain access to the back issues of their journal, the seed fund, and the current binomial list. Monies go toward publication, research and conservation.
• Florida Council of Bromeliad Societies - Extensive photo catalog maintained by Michael Andreas. Lots of info. Links to the affiliates.
• Bromeliad Society of Central Florida - Sign up sheet and previous events. 
• Bromeliad Society of Queensland - The Bromeliaceae journal always worth the read. Outstanding photos.
• The Bromeliad Society of New Zealand

Commercial Growers

• Michael's Bromeliads - Michael & Donna Kiehl, Venice, Fl. (be sure to download their latest PDF listing. Most are available.) 
• Tropiflora - Dennis & Linda Cathcart, Sarasota, FL (The web site doesn't adequately reflect the extend of their available plants. I add a second link to previous issues.)
• Bossa Nova Bromeliads - This site is still evolving - has some good reference pictures.
• YuccaDo Nursery - Dyckias and more xeroscopic plants.
• Jason Mellica - Sarasota grower and new hybridizer.
• The Nature Collection - Shirley Konefal
• Sunshine Bromeliads - Broward County, FL
• Bromeliads Galore - Dave Johnston - 6399 90th Avenue N., Pinellas Park, FL 33782 ph:(727)544-9187
• Color Zone Tropicals - Grant Groves - 9940 Black Bear Lane, Winter Garden, FL ph:(407)877-6791
• Rainforest Flora - Tillandsia and more.

Commercial Growers w/o Web sites

• Plants N' Things - George & Irene Aldrich - 746 N.E. 35th Street, Ocala, FL 34479 ph:(352) 629-1913

Forums, Lists, and Other Hobbyists

• Garden Web - Worth the reading for tips, tricks and photos. There are some exceptional hybridists logging on here.
• Charlie's Web - Extensive photo collection.
• The Paradise - Important collection of  photo images for Dyckias.
• Field Museum - Some great in habitat photos.
• Grower Jim - Inexpensive offsets
• Dyckia Brazil - Wonderful Blog Site for Dyckias created by Constantino Gastald.

Other Related Links

• Chester Skotak - Hybridizer, grower, collector, lecturer, owner of Duraflor Nursery, and now author.
• The Universiteit Utrecht - Bromeliad Contact Group - Bromeliad Literature List

Political Maps - University of Texas - Links

The reference material for Bromeliad specie usually includes the state or territory where it was type collected. A good political map will get me an approximation of the latitude and general idea of where in the world the plant is from. I provide links to specific maps from the University of Texas Library system that I use to start my search. If I want to get more specific I use Google Earth. 

• Americas - South of the U.S.
• Belize
• Brazil
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• Jamaica
• Mexico
• Peru
• Venezuela

Research Links

What is in a name?  Many names hold large amounts of meaning. Here is a place to start sorting out those unique names.

• Dictionary of Botanical Epithets
• International Plant Names Index
• Botanical Garden in Berlin - Herbarium Collection
• Biodiversity Library
• Succulent Guide.com

Bromeliad Seed Banks

Want to try growing from seed a try? Or a chance to contribute back to the Brom community - got any viable seed for local or oversees - with a particular need in regards to specie plants.

• The Bromeliad Society of Australia
• Bromeliad Society International
• Brom-L & BCG Bromeliad Seed Exchange

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