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Desiccation-tolerant plant

Luiza de Paula2016

CRIA - Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental

CRIA - Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental
Campinas, Brazil

Desiccation-tolerant plants, like Trilepis lhotzkiana (Cyperaceae), have the ability to dehydrate and rehydrate several times, depending on water availability. Because of this ability, they are called 'resurrection plants'. Image of the hydrated stage.

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  • Title: Desiccation-tolerant plant
  • Creator: Luiza de Paula
  • Date Created: 2016
  • Rights: All rights reserved
CRIA - Centro de Referência em Informação Ambiental

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