Pallenis hierochuntica

Pallenis hierochuntica
Pallenis hierochuntica
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Tribe: Astereae
Genus: Pallenis
Species: P. hierochuntica
Binomial name
Pallenis hierochuntica
(Michon) Greuter[1]
Synonyms

Asteriscus aquaticus var. pygmaeus DC.
Asteriscus pygmaeus (DC.) Coss. & Durieu
Odontospermum pygmaeum (DC.) O.Hoffm.

Pallenis hierochuntica (common names include rose of Jericho[2]) is a species of Pallenis that is notable for being a resurrection plant.

References

  1. ^ "Pallenis hierochuntica (Michon) Greuter". African flowering plants database. Conservatoire and Jardin Botaniques Ville de Geneve. http://www.ville-ge.ch/musinfo/bd/cjb/africa/details.php?langue=an&id=105085. Retrieved 2009-01-26. 
  2. ^ Liberty Hyde Bailey (1916). The Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. 5. The Macmillan company. pp. 3639. http://books.google.com/books?id=EpMDAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA2920.  pages 2920-2921