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noun
Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration, including those of two species principally called resurrection plant:
Myrothamnus flabellifolius, a plant species native to Southern Africa
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noun
Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration, including those of two species principally called resurrection plant:
Selaginella lepidophylla (flower of stone, resurrection moss, false rose of Jericho), a spikemoss native to North America, Central and South America
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Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
Pleopeltis polypodioides (resurrection fern)
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noun
Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
Anastatica hierochuntica (rose of Jericho), a plant species native to deserts of North Africa
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Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
Asteriscus spp.
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Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
Boea hygroscopica (rock violet)
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Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
Craterostigma plantagineum (blue carpet), of the families Linderniaceae with snapdragon-like flowers
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noun
Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
Haberlea rhodopensis (Orpheus flower)
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Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
Mesembryanthemum spp. (ice plants), which plants can revive within a short period of time after a drought
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noun
Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
Ramonda serbica (Serbian ramonda), a species in the family Gesneriaceae
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noun
Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
Tillandsia spp. (air plants)
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Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
Xerophyta spp. (monkeytails), of a monocotyledonous genus typically occurring on rock outcrops in Southern African grasslands
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Lichen, a symbiosis that can survive in extreme desiccation
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small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist
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Synonyms: rose of Jericho, Anastatica hierochuntica
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Broader terms: crucifer, cruciferous plant
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densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions
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Synonyms: rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla
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Broader terms: spikemoss, spike moss, little club moss
History
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