It looks like a thick bromeliad, but has shoots like a spider plant!
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There are two bromeliads that have the characteristics you described. One is the Billbergia nutans, or Queen's Tears. The other is Tillandsia.
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It looks like a thick bromeliad, but has shoots like a spider plant! 
