Iconic living fossil Welwitschia mirabilis growing on rocky terrain in the inhospitable, arid Namib Desert, Skeleton Coast, Namibia, south-west Africa

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Size: 2912px × 4368px
Location: Skeleton Coast, Namib Desert, Kunene Region, Namibia
Photo credit: © Graham Prentice / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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