Can anyone identify this houseplant please?

[Imissingrid]

Given to me yesterday by friend who doesn’t want it. It’s dusty but not sure I should shower it until I know what it is. I’ve googled various descriptions but can’t find a match. TIA.

The foliage looks similar to a plant I have - Vriesea Astrid but without the flowers

Looks like a Tillandsia Curly, but I can't see the base of it.

There is no stem, it’s roots don’t seem to be down into the soil, as if she’s put soil in the pot and plonked the poor plant on top 🙁

Thanks for the names , I’ll Google both.

If its dusty it can't do it any harm giving it a tepid water shower.

Looking at a Google images I think it’s Vriesea Astrid @BoBoHill
I’ll shower the dust off and repot the poor thing. Bonus that it might flower one day.

I didn't know what it was, but just wanted to say how nice it is. It looks like curled ribbons.

A Tillandsia curly is an airplant, so no roots. It doesn't need earth so the pot/earth is for "display" and the thing would just be sitting on top. They absorb water and nutrients through their leaves so they don't have roots.

There’s a brilliant free app called Pl@ntnet which is great for identifying plants using your phone camera.

@Imissingrid thanks for picture. I’ve ju ordered one 😁

@TwitTwoodiniEscapeOwlogist i did not know that! Explains why it was sitting on a mound of very soggy soil. I’ll see how it goes on.
@Imnotswallowingthat thanks for the App. I’ll download it, second unwanted plant friend has palmed off on me given me so there could be more to come.