Tillandsia plagiotropica is native to Guatemala and San Salvador, where it grows and develops in places such as swamps and lakes at latitudes ranging from 1000 to 1700 metres above sea level.
Tillandsia Baileyi is a variety of air plant native to Texas and northern Mexico, where it grows and thrives on large stones and on trees or shrubs at latitudes ranging from 2000 to 2500 metres above sea level.