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09-25-2017, 07:38 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2001
Location: Houston TX
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This the famous Welwitschiaceae Mirabella which are dioecious or of only one sex for each plant. That makes fertilization harder since an insect must carry the pollen to a completely different plant. An interesting feature of this plant is that most of the trunk is below ground as are it's roots. Only about 12 inches is above with 2 leaves that split over time and eventually flowers and seed pods. There plants here are probably about 1000 years old, they can live up to 1500 years!
Third shot is from the riverbed we drove through, it rained a bit back in March. |
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09-25-2017, 09:12 AM
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The future is unwritten
Join Date: Oct 2002
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Looks like the very definition of inhospitable. I’ll think of these pictures every time I read a story or joke about someone struggling without water.
 Thank you.
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09-26-2017, 01:24 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2003
Location: Arlington, VA
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Excellent pictures, Chris!
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09-26-2017, 05:42 PM
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still says videotape
Join Date: Feb 2001
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Great shots!
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