resurrection plant, rose of Jericho, Selaginella lepidophylla -- (densely tufted fern ally of southwestern United States to Peru; curls up in a tight ball when dry and expands and grows under moist conditions)
rose of Jericho, resurrection plant, Anastatica hierochuntica -- (small grey Asiatic desert plant bearing minute white flowers that rolls up when dry and expands when moist)