Claim: Tillandsia brachycaulos is a species in the genus Tillandsia of the Bromeliaceae from the plant kingdom.
Evidence: Tillandsia brachycaulos is a species in the genus Tillandsia. Plantae Kingdom: Tillandsia is a genus of around 650 species of evergreen, perennial flowering plants in the family Bromeliaceae, native to the forests, mountains and deserts of northern Mexico and south-eastern United States, Mesoamerica and the Caribbean to mid Argentina. 
Tillandsia brachycaulos is a species in the genus Tillandsia. Bromeliaceae Plantae Kingdom: