Dinosaur plant
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Dinosaur plant is a common name
that can refer to:
Common name
A common name of a taxon or organism is a name in general use within a community; it is often contrasted with the scientific name for the same organism...
that can refer to:
- Anastatica, native to deserts of North Africa
- PallenisPallenisPallenis is a small genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family . The type species is Pallenis spinosa. The name is derived from palea , referring to the chaffy receptacle....
hierochuntica, a sunflower in a genus native to the Mediterranean - Selaginella lepidophyllaSelaginella lepidophyllaSelaginella lepidophylla is a species of desert plant in the spikemoss family . S. lepidophylla is noted for its ability to survive almost complete desiccation; during dry weather in its native habitat, its stems curl into a tight ball and uncurl when exposed to moisture...
, native to North America