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Ten Aechmea species in exact photographs: compare rosettes, leaves and inflorescences. An editorial selection, not a scientific ranking. Video contributions CC BY-SA 4.0; individual photographs retain the source licences and credits listed below. Photograph credits: 1. File:Aechmea fasciata2.jpg; Paul & Aline Burland; CC BY-SA 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aechmea_fasciata2.jpg; Full photograph fit, scaling and caption panels. 2. File:Aechmea chantinii Variegata BotGardBln1105a.jpg; BotBln; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aechmea_chantinii_Variegata_BotGardBln1105a.jpg; Full photograph fit, scaling and caption panels. 3. File:Aechmea weilbachii pendula.jpg; Alexander Klink; CC BY 3.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aechmea_weilbachii_pendula.jpg; Full photograph fit, scaling and caption panels. 4. File:Aechmeafulgens.jpg; TomR; CC BY-SA 2.5; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aechmeafulgens.jpg; Full photograph fit, scaling and caption panels. 5. File:Aechmea caudata HabitusInflorescence BotGardBln1006d.jpg; BotBln; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aechmea_caudata_HabitusInflorescence_BotGardBln1006d.jpg; Full photograph fit, scaling and caption panels. 6. File:Aechmea gamosepala.jpg; Just chaos; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aechmea_gamosepala.jpg; Full photograph fit, scaling and caption panels. 7. File:Aechmea distichantha 001.jpg; Mmcknight4; CC BY-SA 3.0; http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aechmea_distichantha_001.jpg; Full photograph fit, scaling and caption panels. 8. File:Aechmea nudicaulis 1.jpg; Marcia Stefani; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aechmea_nudicaulis_1.jpg; Full photograph fit, scaling and caption panels. 9. File:Aechmea recurvata (19498220592).jpg; Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aechmea_recurvata_(19498220592).jpg; Full photograph fit, scaling and caption panels. 10. File:Aechmea ornata (19498218322).jpg; Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada; CC BY 2.0; https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0; https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aechmea_ornata_(19498218322).jpg; Full photograph fit, scaling and caption panels.