Hello, last year i recieved 2 ripe Bromeliad berries and decided to germinate them. Most af the seeds did and have grown considerably since then. I am aware that it is unlikely i will be able to tell the species, but i was hoping a vague description of the berries and pictures of the seedlings may be enough to narrow it down to a genus. If not i would still love to lern what markers are commonly used to differentiate the major clades from each other, to know what to look out for. Supposedly the mother Plant was very big and green leafed. Had spines and the berrys were elongated and clustered together so that they had a few flats sides, kind of like an annanas but not quite as compact, nor was there something like a miniature annanas, where a pup is created on top of the flower stalk. My memory is fuzzy otherwise. The berries contained a multitude of small brown seeds. I also gave some to a friend who told me he noticed a pup developing on 2 of his plants despite their small size. Very unusual considering how large the mother plant was. His plantlets are in a greenhouse so conditiins may be better. I would really be grateful for any guesses that may lead me in the right direction or any information on where i may find more information. Thanks, Wolfram
Looks to me like Billbergia nutans (queen's tears). A very thorough analysis with plenty of images here.
