It is perhaps the last place you would expect to find a plant that is considered the world's oldest living plant at approximately 1,500 years old!

Welwitschia mirabilis is a type of succulent plant that is only found in the Namib desert and is considered a 'living fossil'. It was discovered by Austrian botanist Dr. Welwitsch, from who it gets it name. Rated as Near Threatened (NT) according to IUCN Red List criteria.

The plant gets most of its water from the air, absorbing sea mist that blows in from the coast. One of nature's true survivors.

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Image - Dune - FC Georgio

Image - Welwitschia mirabilis - Thomas Schoch