resurrection plant

== English == === Noun === resurrection plant (plural resurrection plants) 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 Selaginella lepidophylla (flower of stone, resurrection moss, false rose of Jericho), a spikemoss native to North America, Central and South America Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species: Pleopeltis polypodioides (resurrection fern) Anastatica hierochuntica (rose of Jericho), a plant species native to deserts of North Africa Asteriscus spp. Boea hygroscopica (rock violet) Craterostigma plantagineum (blue carpet), of the families Linderniaceae with snapdragon-like flowers Haberlea rhodopensis (Orpheus flower) Mesembryanthemum spp. (ice plants), which plants can revive within a short period of time after a drought Ramonda serbica (Serbian ramonda), a species in the family Gesneriaceae Tillandsia spp. (air plants) Xerophyta spp. (monkeytails), of a monocotyledonous genus typically occurring on rock outcrops in Southern African grasslands Lichen, a symbiosis that can survive in extreme desiccation ==== Derived terms ==== hairy resurrection plant (Selaginella pilifera) === References === “resurrection plant”, in OneLook Dictionary Search. resurrection plant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia