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Brassicaceae

Dinosaur plant

Anastatica hierochuntica L.

Family
Brassicaceae
Genus
Anastatica

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Dinosaur plant: Anastatica hierochuntica, largest diameter: 22 cm, Hurghada/Egypt, November 2006
Photo: The original uploader was Nikswieweg at German Wikipedia ., CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (23)
Arabic
كف عائشة, شجرة مريم, كف العذراء, كف مريم, كفيفه
arz
كف عائشه
Chinese
含生草, 含生草属
Croatian
Ruža Jerihona, Pustinjska ruža
Czech
Choulivka jerišská, Pravá růže z Jericha, Růže z Jericha
Divehi
މަރިޔަންމާ
Dutch
Anastatica, Roos van Jericho
English
Dinosaur plant, Jericho rose, Mary's flower, Mary's hand, Palestinian tumbleweed, Resurrection plant, Rose of Jericho, St. Mary's flower
Esperanto
Anastatiko
Estonian
Veerpallirohi
Finnish
Jerikonruusu
German
Echte Rose von Jericho, Wüstenrose
Greek
Anastatica
Italian
Rosa di Gerico
Malay
Pokok Genggam Fatimah
Persian
چنگ مریم
Polish
Anastatika rezurekcyjna, Ręka Maryi, Zmartwychwstanka
Portuguese
Anastatica
Russian
Иерихонская роза, Анастатика, Анастатика иерихонская
Spanish
Rosa de Jericó, Rosa de Jerico
Tamil
உயிர்த்தெழும் செடி
Turkish
Havvaanaeli
Vietnamese
Anastatica

Synonyms

  • Anastatica littoralis Salisb.
  • Myagrum hierochunticum (L.) Crantz

Photos

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.