Welwitschiaceae

Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.f.

Family: Welwitschiaceae
Genus: Welwitschia

Pets and kids

CatsNot sure
DogsNot sure
KidsNot sure

Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

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Common names

By language (66)

Afrikaans: Welwitschia, Tweeblad-kan nie dood, Tweeblaarkanniedood, Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiales
Arabic: فلفيتشيا, فلفيتشيات, فلفيتشية, فلفيتشية رائعة, فليفيتشيا, ولويتشية
Armenian: Վելվիչիա
arz: فلفيتشيا
Azerbaijani: Qəribə velviçiya
Basque: Welwitschia, Welwitschiaceae
bik: Welwitschia
Bosnian: Velvičija
Bulgarian: Велвичия, Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiales
Catalan: Welwítsquia, Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiales, Welwitsquiàcia
Chinese: 百岁兰, 百歲蘭, 千岁兰, 百岁叶, 百歲葉
Croatian: Velvičija
Czech: Welwitschie podivná, Velvíčie, Welwitschie
Danish: Welwitschia
Dutch: Tweeblaarkanniedood, Welwitschiaceae
Esperanto: Velviĉio
Estonian: Velvitšia
Filipino: Welwitschia
Finnish: Ikilehti
French: Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiales, Welwitschias
frr: Welwitschia
Georgian: Ველვიჩია
German: Welwitschie
Hausa: Welwitschia
Hebrew: ולויטשיה
hsb: Prawa welwićija
Hungarian: Velvícsia
Icelandic: Furðublaðka
Igbo: Welwitschia
Indonesian: Welwitschia
Italian: Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiales, Welwitschiate
Japanese: ウェルウィッチア, ウェルウィッチア属, ウェルウィッチア科, キソウテンガイ, サバクオモト, ヴェルヴィッチア, 砂漠万年青
Kazakh: Tañğajaýıp velʹvïçïya, Таңғажайып вельвичия, تاڭعاجايىپ ۆەلۆىيتشىييا
ki: Mũrogotwe
koi: Вельвичия
Korean: 웰위치아, 웰위치아과, 웰위치아목, 웰위치아속
kv: Вельвичия
lah: ویلوتشیا
Latin: Welwitschia
Latvian: Brīnumainā velvičija, Velvičija, Velvičijas
Lithuanian: Nuostabioji velvičija, Velvičija
Malagasy: Welwitschia
Malay: Welwitschia
Malayalam: വെൽവിറ്റ്ഷിയ മിരാബിലിസ്, വെല്വിറ്റ്ഷിയ മിരാബിലിസ്
mdf: Вельвичия, Дивандафты вельвичия
mrj: Вельвичи, Вельвичия
Norwegian Bokmål: Welwitschia, Welwitschiaceae
Persian: ویلوچیا, ویلوچیا میرابیلیس
Polish: Welwiczja przedziwna, Welwiczia przedziwna, Welwiczja
Portuguese: Welwitschia, Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiales
Russian: Вельвичия, Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiales, Вельвичиевые, Вельвичия удивительная, Тумбоа
Serbian: Velvičija
Serbian (Latin): Welwitschia
Slovenian: Velbičevka
Spanish: Welwitschiales
Swahili: Welwitschia
Swedish: Welwitschia, Welwitschiaceae, Welwitschiales, Welwitschiaväxter
Tamil: இரண்டு இலை உள்ள மரம்
Thai: ปีศาจทะเลทราย
tpi: Welwitschia
udm: Вельвичия
Ukrainian: Вельвічія дивна, Вельвічія, Вельвічія дивовижна
Welsh: Welwitschia
wuu: 百岁兰
Yiddish: וועלוויטשיאַ
Zulu: I-Welwitschia

Synonyms

Tumboa bainesii Hook.f.
Tumboa strobilifera Welw.
Welwitschia bainesii (Hook.f.) Carrière
Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. mirabilis
Welwitschia mirabilis subsp. namibiana Leuenb.
Welwitschia namibiana (Leuenb.) Christenh. & Byng

Photos

Photo: Ragnhild&Neil Crawford from Sweden, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Thomas Schoch, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Schnobby, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Willyman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Bernhard Dunst, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Erongoguy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.