Mom Che Puteh's Garden, Alor Setar, Kedah, Malaysia. Ananas nanus (L.B. Smith) L.B. Smith Bromelioideae. CN: [Malay - Nenas batu], Miniature pineapple.Synonym(s):Ananas comosus (L.) Merr. var. ananassoides (Baker) Coppens & F. Leal.Acanthostachys ananassoides BakerAnanas ananassoides (Baker) L. B. Sm.Ananas ananassoides var. nanus L. B. Sm.Ananas microstachys Lindm.Ananas nanus (L. B. Sm.) L. B. Sm.Ref and suggested reading:www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/npgs/html/taxon.pl?463332
Puya coerulea var. coeruleasilver puya. In Chile, its home, silver puya grows in low valleys away from the immediate coast in a climate similar to that of California. Extremely drought-tolerant. The plant photographed grows in a private garden in Berkeley, CA.