resurrection plant

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 113246263)
    is a type of: little club moss, spike moss, spikemoss - any of numerous fern allies of the genus Selaginella
    same as: rose of jericho, selaginella lepidophylla
  2. Small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist (synset 111891528)
    is a type of: crucifer, cruciferous plant - any of various plants of the family Cruciferae
    belongs to: anastatica, genus anastatica - one species: rose of Jericho; resurrection plant
    same as: anastatica hierochuntica, rose of jericho

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