Subspecies, varieties, forms and cultivars of plants belonging to the Welwitschia mirabilis group

• Welwitschia mirabilis Hook.f.: Male cones smooth, purplish brown, without evident wax cover; longer peduncles usually c. 5-11 cm long, secondary branches to 2 cm long; longest male cones 30-45 mm long; bract pairs overlapping about 2 mm, margin of bracts smooth. Distribution: Angola
• Welwitschia mirabilis subs. namibiana Leuenb.: Male cones sculptured, glaucous green to salmon, with evident wax cover; longer peduncles c. 7-15 cm long, secondary branches to 7 cm long; longest male cones 20-30 cm long; margin of bracts slightly erose. Distribution: Namibia