Nature

Welwitschia: che larghezza ha?

Welwitschia (esemplare maturo): la larghezza è di circa 2 m (6 ft 7 in).

Cosa viene misurato: mature leaf spread

Welwitschia (2 m) in scala accanto a a doorway (2 m) e a 20-foot shipping container (6,06 m)
In scala, da sinistra a destra: Welwitschia (2 m), Doorway (2 m) e Shipping container (20 ft) (6,06 m).

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Ma quanto è grande, davvero?

  • About the height of a doorway
  • About 1.2× the height of an adult person
  • About 3 would fit end to end along a 20-foot shipping container
  • About 5.2× the height of a bowling pin
  • About 6 would fit end to end along a city bus

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Curiosità: Welwitschia

A Welwitschia grows just two leaves throughout its life, which can become shredded and spread across the desert floor.

Fonte: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, Welwitschia mirabilis; Namibian National Biodiversity Centre, Welwitschia

Nature

NomeDimensioneRispetto a: Welwitschia
Okapi1,7 m (5 ft 7 in)0,85×
Red kangaroo1,8 m (5 ft 11 in)0,9×
Welwitschia2 m (6 ft 7 in)questa pagina
Moeraki Boulder2,2 m (7 ft 3 in)1,1×
Harpy eagle2,2 m (7 ft 3 in)1,1×
Bald eagle2,3 m (7 ft 7 in)1,1×
Victoria amazonica leaf3 m (9 ft 10 in)1,5×
Giant sunflower3 m (9 ft 10 in)1,5×
Giant Pacific octopus3 m (9 ft 10 in)1,5×
California condor3 m (9 ft 10 in)1,5×

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