Ananas bracteatus Ananas bracteatus Ananas bracteatus (common name, red pineapple) is a species of plant. It is native to South America (Brazil, Bolivia, Argentina, Paraguay, Ecuador). "Ananas bracteatus" is grown as an ornamental plant for its decorative red fruit. The leaves are long with sharp spines, so it can be used as a protective hedge for home security. In colder places they can be grown indoors as a houseplant. It grows throughout Brazil at elevations of . "Ananas bracteatus" is a large terrestrial species of bromeliad that grows dark green leaves that fade red to pink when exposed to sunlight. The long
Boletellus ananas angular pores up to 2 mm wide that bruise a blue color. It is yellow when young but ages to a deep olive-brown color. Microscopically, "B. ananas" is distinguished by large spores with cross striae on the ridges and spirally encrusted hyphae in the marginal appendiculae and flesh of the stem. Previously known as "Boletus ananas" and "Boletus coccinea" (among other synonyms), the species was given its current name by William Alphonso Murrill in 1909. Two varieties of "Boletellus ananas" have been described. Although the mushroom may be considered edible, it is not recommended for consumption. The species was first