noun
- 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.
- synonyms: resurrection plant, Selaginella lepidophylla
- Small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist.
- synonyms: resurrection plant, Anastatica hierochuntica
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