Welwitschia Mirabilis
The Welwitschia is known for its crazy
adaptation that it lives for a long time, unlike normal plats that live for 5-10 years. This plant lives for more than 1,450 years! I bet your wondering how and why it can live that long in the desert. Well the Welwitschia Mirabilis slows down its growth rate. This can be impossible for other plants, but since the Welwitschia lives in the desert they have adapted to slow there growth rate down and dry out really fast. Another amazing feature this plant has is to store food from underground. Dew and fog help it survive for a long period of time. The Welwitschia has done all of these things to survive in the hot and dry desert. The Welwitschia Amazing Adaptation! |
Reference:
Welwitschia Mirabilis, www.plantzafrica.com/plantwxyz/welwitschia.htm, Retrieved by: 5th November, 2013.
Welwitschia, www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online, Retrieved by: 6th November 2013.
Welwitschia's Adaptation, www.kew.org/plants-fungi/welwitschia-mirabilis.html ,Retrieved by: 7th November 2013
Welwitschia Mirabilis, www.plantzafrica.com/plantwxyz/welwitschia.htm, Retrieved by: 5th November, 2013.
Welwitschia, www.nhm.ac.uk/nature-online, Retrieved by: 6th November 2013.
Welwitschia's Adaptation, www.kew.org/plants-fungi/welwitschia-mirabilis.html ,Retrieved by: 7th November 2013