resurrection plant

n 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 [syn: {rose of Jericho}, {Selaginella

lepidophylla}]

2: small gray Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers

that rolls up when dry and expands when moist [syn: {rose

of Jericho}, {Anastatica hierochuntica}]