Welwitschia is a bizarre living fossil

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Uploaded by on Feb 8, 2011

This plant gets my vote for the strangest plant on the planet. It is a gymnosperm, like cycads and pines. Has only 2 leaves which grow throughout it's life, Cones instead of flowers and is thought to be able to live for 2,000 years. Amazing!

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  • 1500 years!!! WOAH!

  • Thanks for sharing this beautiful Attenborough video.... I love Welwitschia!

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