Specimen · N°007 · Rain · ▶ Film
Pluvifolia neozelandica
Rain-hiding Herb
When rain falls, this herb folds its leaves and hides.
FOUND 45.4°S 167.2°E · Rainforest of Fiordland, southwestern New Zealand · ✝ EX · Last seen 1993
When rain falls, this herb folds its leaves and hides.
A fern-like perennial about 10–15 cm tall, spreading finely divided silver-green leaves in a radial pattern. When raindrops strike, it quickly folds the leaflets inward, opening again when the rain stops. The flowers are small white stars.
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When rain falls, this herb folds its leaves and hides.
As if it hated to get wet.
The rainforest of Fiordland, southwestern New Zealand.
Where drizzle falls without cease on mossy rock, the Rain-hiding Herb grows.
Feather-divided silver-green leaves spread in a radial fan.
At the touch of raindrops, the small leaflets fold inward one after another.
