Native to southeastern Brazil and adjacent Paraguay and Argentina. There are many cultivars, but this was not so marked at UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens.
Dyckia brasiliana L.B.Sm.BROMELIACEAELocal: Parque Estadual dos Pirineus, Gois, Brasil. Ref.: Zenilton Gayoso Miranda.Agradecimento: a Zenilton Miranda, pela ID da espcie.