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Rafflesia arnoldii, the world largest flower in Bengkulu - Indonesia. With a flower growing up to 1.5 m (5 ft) in diameter, 3–4 m (10–13 ft) in perimeter and 10–12 kg (22–26 lb) in weight, Rafflesia arnoldii is the world's current largest individual flower. They grow in the forests of Sumatra and Borneo islands of Indonesia.
Longest member of the Kelp division or phylum (Phaeophycophyta), and longest aquatic vine. This specimen also weighed 308 pounds (140 kg). [36] Triphyophyllum peltatum (Dioncophyllaceae). Tropical West Africa. Up to 230 feet (70 meters). [37] [38] This is the most massive carnivorous plant known, being thicker and woodier than Nepenthes.
The conifer division of plants includes the tallest organism, and the largest single-stemmed plants by wood volume, wood mass, and main stem circumference.The largest by wood volume and mass is the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), native to Sierra Nevada and California; it grows to an average height of 70–85 m (230–279 ft) and 5–7 m (16–23 ft) in diameter. [1]
The Wistaria Vine in 1990 was declared by the Guinness Book of World Records to be the largest blossoming plant in the world. The Wistaria vine is named after physician Caspar Wistar (1761–1818) by botanist Thomas Nuttall (1786–1859). [1] [2] The general name for the plant is spelled Wisteria. This single wisteria vine covers over an acre.
A Palmer oak in Jurupa Valley is estimated to be 13,000 to 18,000 years old. The plant, which looks like a sprawling, dark green shrub, is now at the center of a development battle.
Pando (from Latin pando 'I spread') [1] is the world's largest tree, a quaking aspen (Populus tremuloides) located in Sevier County, Utah, United States, in the Fishlake National Forest. A male clonal organism , Pando has an estimated 47,000 stems (ramets) that appear to be individual trees but are not, because those stems are connected by a ...
At least eight people have died and 5,000 homes have been destroyed by the fire, which was still just 14% contained as of Monday. It was not clear whether the steel poles were ever installed.
Image credits: Old-time Photos To learn more about the fascinating world of photography from the past, we got in touch with Ed Padmore, founder of Vintage Photo Lab.Ed was kind enough to have a ...