Tillandsia tricholepis is one of the "miniature" species in the Tillandsia subgenus, Diaphoranthema (dee-ah-fore-AHN-tha-mah). As with all species in Diaphoranthema, it is self-pollinating. The flowers are small and inconspicuous. Because it is self-pollinating, however, it produces a lot of seeds that can disperse and start naturalizing on their own if you live in an area that doesn't freeze and isn't desert. Species in this subgenus, including Spanish Moss, are the most widely dispersed of all the tillandsias.