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Common names for this plant include flower of stone, [6] false rose of Jericho, rose of Jericho, resurrection plant, resurrection moss, dinosaur plant, siempre viva, stone flower, [2] and doradilla. Selaginella lepidophylla is not to be confused with Anastatica hierochuntica a flowering plant in the mustard family, Brassicaceae , known as the ...
Myrothamnus flabellifolius is a species of flowering plant in the family Myrothamnaceae native to central and southern Africa. [1] It is also called the resurrection plant for the appearance of dead leaves reviving during rain (see poikilohydry). 3,4,5-Tri-O-galloylquinic acid is a tannin found in M. flabellifolius. [2]
A resurrection plant is any poikilohydric plant that can survive extreme dehydration, even over months or years. The resurrection plant Selaginella lepidophylla reviving within 3 hours after the addition of water. Examples include: Anastatica hierochuntica, also known as the Rose of Jericho, a plant species native to deserts of North Africa
Liquid plant manures are fermented extracts of plant material that are used primarily as fertilizers, but also for pest control, plant strengthening and other phytosanitary purposes. The best known is nettle water, usually made from stinging nettles. Other well-known types are made from comfrey or horsetail.
Miracle-Gro, a water-soluble fertilizer, was developed after Horace Hagedorn met nurseryman Otto Stern and learned of Stern's troubles shipping plants in 1944. [1] [2] [3] They hired O. Wesley Davidson, a Rutgers University professor, to develop the fertilizer. [1] In 1950, the company was formed after Hagedorn's wife Peggy named the product.
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It is also commonly called the 'resurrection plant' in science. [22] In Zimbabwe, it has 2 common names, in Tonga language, it is known as 'mubatabata', [9] and in Ndebele language it is 'umabuyasibonze'. [1] The Latin specific epithet plantagineum refers to the leaves of the plant which are similar to those of a plantain. [1] [23]
The resurrection fern lives on the branches of large trees such as cypresses and can often be seen carpeting the shady areas on limbs of large oak trees repeatedly exposed to rainfall. However, it is known to grow on the surfaces of rocks and dead logs as well. It is often found in the company of other epiphytic plants, such as Spanish moss.