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Episode Synopsis
I’m dedicating this week’s episode to one of my plant biology professors, Dr. Larry Blanton, because it’s about his favorite plant: Welwitschia mirabilis. It’s weird and wonderful, and there is literally nothing else like it.
Music by James Milor from Pixabay
Information provided by:
“Distribution of Welwitschia mirabilis” by Robert J. Rodin https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1953.tb06480.x
https://pza.sanbi.org/welwitschia-mirabilis
“Pollination Biology of Welwitschia mirabilis HOOK. f. (Welwitschiaceae, Gnetopsida)” by Wolfgang Wetschnig and Barbara Depisch
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Namibia
Music by James Milor from Pixabay
Information provided by:
“Distribution of Welwitschia mirabilis” by Robert J. Rodin https://doi.org/10.1002/j.1537-2197.1953.tb06480.x
https://pza.sanbi.org/welwitschia-mirabilis
“Pollination Biology of Welwitschia mirabilis HOOK. f. (Welwitschiaceae, Gnetopsida)” by Wolfgang Wetschnig and Barbara Depisch
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coat_of_arms_of_Namibia
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