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Welwitschia: treasure of the Namib<br> Africa picture - The pre-historic Welwitschia is one of the oldest, rarest, and most resilient plants on earth. It takes twenty years to flower, and lives for as long as a thousand years. It survives on the Namib desert's morning mist. This closeup is of a plant that is in its prime -- it started to grow around the year 1500.
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The pre-historic Welwitschia is one of the oldest, rarest, and most resilient plants on earth. It takes twenty years to flower, and lives for as long as a thousand years. It survives on the Namib desert's morning mist. This closeup is of a plant that is in its prime -- it started to grow around the year 1500.
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