The scientific classification for vriesea saxicola is kingdom plantae, order poales and family bromeliaceae which consists of dicot flowering plants.
The Bromeliaceae (the bromeliads) is a family of monocot flowering plants of 75 genera and around 3590 known species native mainly to the tropical Americas, with a few species found in the American subtropics and one in tropical west Africa, Pitcairnia feliciana. 
