resurrection plant

noun16

1. •
   Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration, including those of species principally called resurrection plant.
2. •
   Myrothamnus flabellifolius, a plant species native to Southern Africa
3. •
   Selaginella lepidophylla (flower of stone, resurrection moss, false rose of Jericho), a spikemoss native to North America, Central and South America
4. •
   Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
5. •
   Resurrection fern (Pleopeltis polypodioides)
6. •
   Rose of Jericho (Anastatica hierochuntica) of deserts of North Africa
7. •
   Asteriscus spp.
8. •
   rock violet (Boea hygroscopica)
9. •
   blue carpet (Craterostigma plantagineum), of the families Linderniaceae with snapdragon-like flowers
10. •
    Orpheus flower (Haberlea rhodopensis)
11. •
    Ice plants (Mesembryanthemum spp.), which can revive within a short period of time after a drought
12. •
    Serbian ramonda (Ramonda serbica, family Gesneriaceae)
13. •
    Air plants (Tillandsia spp.)
14. •
    Monkeytails (Xerophyta spp.), of a monocotyledonous genus typically occurring on rock outcrops in Southern African grasslands
15. •
    Any member of species Myrothamnus moschatus, of Madagascar.
16. •
    Lichen, a symbiosis that can survive in extreme desiccation.