Welwitschia mirabilis
Description and Information provided by the Ecology and Evolutionary Biology Conservatory

Namib Desert
A description of the Namib desert including the Welwitschia mirabilis plant.

West of Brandberg
A picture profile of the Northern Namib, its flora and fauna including Welwitschia mirablilis and lichens.

Conservation of Welwitschia mirabilis
Brief description of the plant and challenges of cultivation, with an old botanical plate illustrating the plant's morphology.

Welwitschia mirabilis
Description, images, and tour route.

Welwitschia mirabilis
Description of this dioecious perennial plant of southwest Africa, often described as "unlike any known plant on earth."