Mupfandichimuka or mufahore (Sh), Umafavuke (N) Resurrection bush is a woody shrub with tough branches. For most of the year it looks like an upright bundle of red-brownish sticks, usually no more than 50cm high. It is called resurrection bush for the speed with which apparently dead leaves revive when the rains come. Tea is …
The Kopjes’ Treasure Vongai Magwiridze is a farmer from hot, dry Chivi district where declining rainfall is threatening livelihoods in the community. Although agricultural crops struggle under changing climatic conditions, many indigenous plants, well adapted to dry conditions, continue to thrive. The tough resurrection bush is one of these. It grows in pockets of shallow …
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