8 X 10 black and white close-up photograph of tree trunk with wiry air plant on side of trunk. Trunk takes up half of frame, grey background. Wrighting on back of photo, “Highland Hommock, 1958, LaRue Spiker, Route 1, Box 14c, Bar Harbor Maine.” Paper attatched to back, “ 6. One of the least spectacular of the Tillandsia, the “ grass air plant” (T. tenuifolia) does resemble a clump of grass with delusions of grandeur regarding its habitat. This species thrives in shady locations. Its deep green leaves are sometimes heavily tinged with dark red; the small blue flowers are borne on a stem six to twelve inches long.”
Spiker, LaRue, “Air Plant, T. tenufolia,” Mount Desert Island Historical Society, accessed November 21, 2024, https://mdihs.digitalarchive.us/items/show/9623.Item 9989
