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Myrothamnus flabellifolius
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Photo: Bart Wursten
Whaleback near Zembe along Sussundenga road
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| Common names: | Resurrection bush (English) |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Prostrate, ascending or erect subshrub, growing up to 1 m, occasionally taller. The plants completely dry up in winter and seem to be dead (image 2) but spring back to life within hours after the first shower of rain (image 1). Flowers much reduced in small catkin like inflorescences, sexes separate (image 3). |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | |
| Habitat: | A constituent of shallow soil over rock, crevices and rocky hillsides in full sun. |
| Altitude range: | 500 - 1900 m |
| Flowering time: | Oct - Mar |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,T,MS,M |
| Growth form: | s |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects (whose larvae eat this species): | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 19 September 2012 |
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Other sources of information about Myrothamnus flabellifolius:
African Plant Database: Myrothamnus flabellifoliusBiodiversity Explorer (Biodiversity of southern Africa): Myrothamnus flabellifolius
ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Myrothamnus flabellifolius
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Myrothamnus flabellifolius
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Myrothamnus flabellifolius
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Myrothamnus flabellifolius
JSTOR Plant Science: Myrothamnus flabellifolius
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Myrothamnus flabellifolius
Tropicos: Myrothamnus flabellifolius
West African Plants database: Myrothamnus flabellifolius
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