welwitschia mirabilis

Welwitschia or Welwitschia mirabilis is known as one the oldest living plants.

Belonging to an ancient group of gymnosperms, the hideous Welwitschia mirabilis could live for a thousand years or more.

The Girl Guide emblem features the Welwitschia mirabilis.

The Welwitschia mirabilis on the compartment was taken over from the former arms of South West Africa (see below).

Welwitschia is a monotypic gymnosperm genus, comprising solely the distinctive Welwitschia mirabilis.

Surprisingly, the wet tropical zone also provides the ideal conditions for a desert plant - the rare Welwitschia mirabilis from the Namib Desert.

The Pavilhão Welwitschia Mirabilis is a state-owned multisports indoor arena located in Namibe, Angola.

In the Namib Desert can be seen the rare Welwitschia mirabilis, "a strange plant with a giant root", and also the Iona National Park.

From southwest Africa is the primitive Welwitschia mirabilis, with leaves that resemble discarded snakeskin; in a steady soil temperature of 75 degrees Fahrenheit, it can live for 2,000 years.

Succulent house - Succulents including new world cacti and agaves, and old world Aloes and Euphorbias, including Welwitschia mirabilis.

One of the most well-known endemic plants of the Namib is the bizarre Welwitschia mirabilis; a shrub-like plant, it grows two long strap-shaped leaves continuously throughout its lifetime.

Friedrich Martin Josef Welwitsch (5 February 1806 - 20 October 1872) was an Austrian explorer and botanist who in Angola discovered the plant Welwitschia mirabilis.