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Cones of a female welwitschia plant (Welwitschia mirabilis) near Swakopmund (Namib Desert, Namibia). The cones of a female welwitschia plant extrude like a firework at sunset in the Namib desert near Swakopmund. Welwitschia are among the weirdest and most interesting plants alive today. Endemic to the Kaokoveld desert of Namibia and Angola, they are among the most ancient organisms on the planet: some individuals might be more than 2,000 years old. (Photo by Jen Guyton/naturepl.com/LDY Agency)
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