Accession Data
Myrothamnus flabellifolius
Common Name: Resurrection Plant
Family: Myrothamnaceae
Country of Origin: southern Africa
Description: Dwarf, dioeceious shrub of summer rainfall areas to 4 ft (1.2 m) tall by 30 in (75 cm) wide. The aromatic foliage is 3/4 in (18 mm) long and glossy dark green, and the berries are 1/4 in (6 mm) across and pale blue in color. The plants are poikilohydric: they can become completely dessicated, then resume growth when rehydrated by rain.
Accession Data
Accession #: 200700018
Accession Date: 2007-02-02 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2115
Quantity: 6
Source: Silverhill Seeds
Culture: Sun to semi-shade; acid to alkaline soils although they perform poorly in shallow, dry soils. Propagate from seed or cuttings.
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eudicots
Order: Gunnerales
Family: Myrothamnaceae
Flowering Data:
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References
- Matt Opel's Burger's Onion Post
- Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
- Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
- Myrothamnus flabellifolius at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Friday, September 29, 2017.
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Friday, September 29, 2017.
- Myrothamnus flabellifolius at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Friday, September 29, 2017.
- John P. Moore, George G. Lindsey, Jill M. Farrant, and Wolf F. Brandt
An Overview of the Biology of the Desiccation-tolerant Resurrection Plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia
Ann Bot. 2007 Feb; 99(2): 211–217. Last accessed on Friday, September 29, 2017. - How can we make plants survive without water at TED Talks. Last accessed on Friday, September 29, 2017.
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