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resurrection plant, name for several plants, usually of arid regions, that may apparently be brought back to life after they are dead. In reality they have hygroscopic qualities which cause them to curl up when dry and to unfold when moist. They are frequently sold in the dried condition as a novelty. The most common are the rose of Jericho rose of Jericho, common name for two plants belonging to different families in the plant kingdom. One, an annual desert plant (Anastatica hierochuntica) of the family Cruciferae ( mustard family), is native to Asia Minor. It is a resurrection plant . ..... Click the link for more information. and the bird's-nest moss, a club moss club moss, name generally used for the living species of the class Lycopodiopsida, a primitive subdivision of vascular plants. The Lycopodiopsida were a dominant plant group in the Carboniferous period, when they attained the size of trees, and contributed to the ..... Click the link for more information. (Selaginella lepidophylla), native to Mexico and Texas, which has a rosette of flattened branches and is capable of growing if it has not been dry too long. It is also sold in Mexican markets for use as a diuretic. These plants are classified in the division Lycopodiophyta Lycopodiophyta (lī'kōpō'dēŏf`ətə) ..... Click the link for more information. (club mosses). |
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Gardner of the University of Cape Town and his colleagues have been sequencing the DNA of a resurrection plant called Xerophyta humilis. Other researchers experimenting with the desert resurrection plant, Selaginella lepidophylla, report that the curling response significantly reduces damage to the plant's photosynthetic enzyme system. From the desert resurrection plant to brine shrimp cysts to tiny, worm-like nematodes, there are scores of plants and animals that have learned to forgo nearly all of their body water, remaining suspended in a dry, death-like state for decades until they are revived with moisture. |
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