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Events in the genome of Welwitschia have given it the ability to survive in an unforgiving desert for thousands of years. By Richard Sima The longest-lived leaves in the plant kingdom can be found ...

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The longest-lived leaves in the plant kingdom can be found only in the harsh, hyperarid desert that crosses the boundary between southern Angola and northern Namibia. A desert is not, of course, the ...

Welwitschia is considered one of the oldest living plants in the world, with some specimens estimated to be over a thousand years old. Found in one of the driest regions on Earth, it survives where ...

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Thank heavens it's not pretty, not thirsty, not useful, not a bother, not nearby. It looks like a mess of rope. But, oh my, is this plant old.... Far, far, far away is a great place to be — if you ...

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