It's a small, pointy Bromeliad
It looks like it's just a wad of pine needles
But there's so much more to it than that.
It's in the Pineapple family
It's not related to pines that's a fact.
Sources: https://entnemdept.ufl.edu/frank/savebromeliads/floridas-bromeliads/Tillandsia-setecea.html
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