Definition of resurrection plant:
(n) :
Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration, including those of two species principally called resurrection plant:
(n) :
Any plant that can survive periods of extreme dehydration for which resurrection plant is a secondary name, including species:
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Myrothamnus flabellifolius, a plant species native to Southern Africa
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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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Anastatica hierochuntica (rose of Jericho), a plant species native to deserts of North Africa
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Pleopeltis polypodioides (resurrection fern)