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This occurrence of Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.f. was collected on June 29, 2005 in United States. Flora of the World includes 2 field photographs documenting this occurrence, all of which are displayed here.
Welwitschia mirabilis Welwitshiaceae, Namibia, Chicago-Garfield Conservatory 6-05 057.jpg
Classification
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Gnetopsida
Order
Welwitschiales
Family
Welwitschiaceae
Genus
Welwitschia
Specific Epithet
mirabilis
Authorship
Hook.f.
Source
GBIF Backbone Taxonomy
Conservation (EDGE)
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Very high
ED 114.6
Among the most evolutionarily isolated plants known — losing it erases an irreplaceable branch of the plant tree of life.
Threat status
Not evaluated
EDGE score
39.3
Global rank
#4 of 1,090
Top 100 globally
This lineage appears to have diverged from its closest living relatives roughly 115 million years ago — a long, lonely branch of the plant tree of life.
Source: Gymnosperms EDGE assessment →