welwitschia in English
noun
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a gymnospermous plant of desert regions in southwestern Africa that has a dwarf, massive trunk, two long strap-shaped leaves, and male and female flowers in the scales of scarlet cones. It is remarkable for its ability to extract moisture from fog.
Here you find the most extreme desert adapted fauna and flora including Hartmann's Mountain zebra, chameleons, 1,000 year old welwitschia and quiver trees.
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2. Gymnosperm pollination is invariably Anemophilous (primary); only recently evolved genera as Ephedra and Welwitschia are pollinated by insects