And old (1976) but favorite image of Don Gaff and a resurrection grass, possibly S. stapfianis. From the Monash University Archives
Sporobolus stapfianus is a perennial caespitose, C4 grass, largely found in dry savannahs. Photo from Flora of Zambia.
X. viscosa (photo by C. Whitehouse)
Xerophyta viscosa (courtesy of Andri Kruger)
Xerophyta viscosa desiccated (left) and rehydrated/blooming (right)
Craterostigma plantagineum hydrated, desiccated and re-hydrated (courtesy of Brent Mishler, Berkeley).