Tillandsia achyrostachys
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Clade:	Commelinids
Order:	Poales
Family:	Bromeliaceae
Genus:	Tillandsia
Subgenus:	Tillandsia subg. Tillandsia
Species:	T. achyrostachys
Binomial name
Tillandsia achyrostachys E.Morren ex Baker

Tillandsia achyrostachys (Morren and Baker, 1889) is a perennial plant in the genus Tillandsia.

The name straw-eared refers to the wrinkled cover leaves.

The plant is stemless, 40 cm high with a flower stalk, and the leaves form an erect rosette.

The leaf bases are oblong-ovate, 2–3 cm wide, 4–6 cm long, and gray scaly in colour.

The leaves are erect, slightly curved at the top, narrow lanceolate in shape, measuring 20 cm long and 2 cm wide above the base.

The flower stalk is upright, bare, 15 cm long, and 3 to 5 mm wide.

The inflorescence is a simple ear, flattened on both sides, ranging from 15 to 20 cm long and 2 cm wide.

The cover leaves are densely potted, oval, pointed, 4 cm long, 2 cm wide, membranous, and ashy, red or greenish red.

The flowers are upright, indoors, 4–6 cm long, and green, with protruding anthers. The petals form a narrow tube, 4 cm long. The cup leaves are lanceolate, long, and pointed.

It is reminiscent of a small T. califann in a flowering state.

Mexico, up to 2000 m.

The plant prefers moderate water but not too dry, light shade.

• Tillandsia 'Key Lime Sundae'
• Tillandsia 'Pink Chiffon'

• Espejo-Serna, Adolfo; López-Ferrari, Ana Rosa; Ramírez-morillo, Ivón; Holst, Bruce K.; Luther, Harry E.; Till, Walter (1 June 2004). "Checklist of Mexican Bromeliaceae with Notes on Species Distribution and Levels of Endemism". Selbyana. 25 (1): 33–86. ISSN 2689-0682. JSTOR 41760147.
• BSI Cultivar Registry Retrieved 11 October 2009