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Welwitschiales [wel‚wich·ē′ā·lēz] (botany) An order of gymnosperms in the subdivision Geneticae represented by the single speciesWelwitschia mirabilisof southwestern Africa; distinguished by only two leaves and short, unbranched, cushion- or saucer-shaped woody main stem which tapers to a very long taproot. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| I found the article on Welwitschia ("Torn to ribbons in the desert," SN: 10/27/01, p. Now a plant morphologist at the University of California, Davis, Jernstedt first heard about Welwitschia during her student days. |
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