MyrothamnaceaeW/C = Wild Collected |
Myrothamnus flabellifolius Welw.
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- Common Name: Resurrection Plant
- Family: Myrothamnaceae Niedenzu
- Country of Origin: South Africa
- Habitat: summer rainfall areas
- Description: Dwarf, dioeceious shrub of summer-rainfall habitats. Slow-growing, upright, leafy dioecious 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.
- Culture: Sun to semi-shade; acid to alkaline soils although they perform poorly in shallow, dry soils. Propagate from seed or cuttings.
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      Accession Data:- Accession # 200700018
- Source: Silverhill Seeds
- Accession Date: 02-02-2007
- Bench: 1315 - S Bench - Fynbos
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 10-29-2008
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- SubClass: eudicots
- Order: Gunnerales
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- Family: Myrothamnaceae
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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
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