How Wide Is Welwitschia? 2 m (6 ft 7 in) Compared

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Welwitschia (2 m) drawn to scale beside a doorway (2 m) and a 20-foot shipping container (6.06 m) — Drawn to scale, from left to right: Welwitschia (2 m), Doorway (2 m) and Shipping container (20 ft) (6.06 m).

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How big is that, really?

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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Facts about Welwitschia

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

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

Nature

Name	Size	Compared with Welwitschia
Okapi	1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)	0.85×
Red kangaroo	1.8 m (5 ft 11 in)	0.9×
Welwitschia	2 m (6 ft 7 in)	this page
Moeraki Boulder	2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)	1.1×
Harpy eagle	2.2 m (7 ft 3 in)	1.1×
Bald eagle	2.3 m (7 ft 7 in)	1.1×
Victoria amazonica leaf	3 m (9 ft 10 in)	1.5×
Giant sunflower	3 m (9 ft 10 in)	1.5×
Giant Pacific octopus	3 m (9 ft 10 in)	1.5×
California condor	3 m (9 ft 10 in)	1.5×

Test your sense of scale

Which is bigger: Welwitschia or Victoria amazonica leaf?

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