This is a variety of air plant called Tillandsia albertiana native to Argentina, where it can be found on cliffs. The species grows slender and produces short leathery leaves.
Tillandsia Lepidosepala is a very rare epiphyte species, native to Mexico, where it grows and develops generally on stones, although it can also be found on the bark of large trees.
Its natural habitat is at latitudes ranging from 2000 to 2500 metres above sea level.
Tillandsia Stellifera is native to Peru, where it grows and develops in clumps on cliffs with large vertical walls, at latitudes ranging from 2500 to 3000 metres above sea level.
The Elongata tillandsia is native to Central America, Yucatan, Jamaica, Trinidad, and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela Venezuela including the West Indies, Guyana, northern Brazil).
Originally from Colombia, tillandsia Funckiana is a species of vine that produces "pups" or deviations along the stem and can establish into a specimen plant fairly quickly.