Meet The Most Miserable Plant Ever — Welwitschia
Did Bruce Banner stamp on it?
Just looking at a Welwitschia might make you want to give up on life.
Its scientific name is Welwitschia mirabilis.
Welwitschia ‘miserablis’ would suit it better, no?
But wait —
Welwitschia comes with its own surprises:
✨It can live for 2000 years (you would become a hardcore pessimist too, wouldn’t you, if you lived that long?)
✨All its close botanical relatives are extinct (another reason to be miserable)
✨It is present on the national coat of arms of Namibia (yay!)
✨Welwitschia has exactly two leaves. It will live for two millennia, but you can’t get it to grow a third one.
✨Recently it has become increasingly important as a tourist attraction for its host countries, Namibia and Angola.
Cheer up, old buddy! You got reasons to be happy!
Read more about the unusual Welwitschia HERE
