Most deserts have two things in common and the deserts in Africa have both, low precipitation and extreme heat. Plants you can find in the Namib, Kalahari, and Sahara deserts include palm date, acacia, camelthorn, and orange trees. The oldest plant in the world, the Welwitchia, makes the Namib its home.
3D Date Palm Tree 3D Date Palm Tree,
Turbo Squid, Inc,
High resolution 3D photos of different parts of a palm tree.
http://www.turbosquid.com/FullPreview/Index.cfm/ID...
Acacia Tree on FlickrAcacia Tree on Flickr
October 2006
Masai Mara
Visit the web site for the photo.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/58117789@N00/30527042...
Camel Thorn - CalPhotosCamel Thorn,
CalPhotos,
University of California, Berkeley,
Click on an image to see a larger version.
http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query...
Half human treesHalf human trees,
Richtersveld.net,
A photo and description of the 'Half human trees'.
http://www.richtersveld.net/index.php/site/article...
Namibia Photo Gallery / welwitchsiaNamibia Photo Gallery / welwitchsia,
By Gerry Morris,
Visit the web site for the photo.
http://www.iol.ie/~gerardnorris/namibia%20photos/p...
Namibian PlantsNamibian Plants,
The Cardboard Travel Box,
Nambia,
List of plants, with descriptions.
http://www.namibian.org/travel/namibia/plants.htm
The camelthorn tree The camelthorn tree,
TourBrief.com,
All-text description.
http://www.tourbrief.com/cms/index.php...
The camelthorn tree The camelthorn tree,
TourBrief.com,
All-text page describing the camelthorn.
http://www.tourbrief.com/cms/index.php...
WelwitchsiaWelwitchsia 1000 yrs old,
By Andy Jones,
pbase.com,
Visit the web site for photo.
http://www.pbase.com/amjones/image/67722128
