when and how long did it take to grow
2006-12-23 12:25:38 · 12 answers · asked by @K@Edwards 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
This depends a lot on what you mean by "the biggest plant".
The are very large Sequoia trees, some (now dead) which would make the General Sherman look small.
There are alge (seaweed) which as a single plant may not contain as much mass, but from one end to the other would be longer than the Sequoia is tall (including root system).
Recent evidence points to Aspen forests which contain the DNA of a single individual. This "super-tree" would be much larger than either a single Sequoia or any kelp. One specimen (a male quaking aspen) has been estimated at about six million kilograms, or 13 million pounds.
2006-12-23 13:33:19 · answer #1 · answered by Richard 7 · 18⤊ 0⤋
There are some prehistoric coniferous trees that even brontosaurus had trouble reaching the highest leaves with it's long neck. Large coniferous forests of this time began around 300 million years ago and the mass extinction event of 65 million years ago wiped out lots of different and wondrous plant and animal life. They know of them through fossilized records and I imagine it would take such a tree, even larger than the giant sequoias and other large trees today, many hundreds of years to reach maturity and full size. I remember hearing trees back then grew to 500 feet.
2006-12-24 00:42:25 · answer #2 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Amorphophallus titanum is the largest flowering plant in the world. Watch our plant bloom online at this website Corpse flower at Quail Botanical Gardens
The common name is "Titan" because it grows so big. Another name is "Mr. Stinky" because when it blooms it emits an odor which exactly mimics those of rotting flesh. This putrid order attracts carrion beetles that pollinate the flower.
After seven years, our plant grew its first flower. The flower may grow up to 4 feet wide and 7 feet tall. And it usually grows up to half a foot per day. Ours opened 55 inches tall, and over 40 inches wide.
2006-12-23 20:52:01 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The General Sherman Tree. It is approximately 2,200 years old. The tree is located in the Giant Forest of Sequoia National Park in the United States, east of Visalia, California.
2006-12-23 20:28:39 · answer #4 · answered by Barkley Hound 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Quaking aspens, they form colony like growths that can cover mountain sides, with the mass organism totaling millions of kilos. They are alive today and some growths are thought to be hundreds of thousands of years old, the individual trees are much younger.
2006-12-23 22:56:38 · answer #5 · answered by Johnny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If fungi are considered plants, then some fungi individuals spread over many acres. Mushrooms from these fungi are the 'fruiting' bodies of such individual plants.
2006-12-23 23:09:49 · answer #6 · answered by David A 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's actually seaweed, which can grow up to 1,500 feet and some species grow at 1 foot a day.
2006-12-23 20:36:14 · answer #7 · answered by gregory_dittman 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Banyan Tree.
2006-12-23 20:30:22 · answer #8 · answered by groundzero 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The Great Barrier Reef about 20,000 years
2006-12-23 20:53:23 · answer #9 · answered by fordperfect5 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I believe it is the Giant Sequoias as far as mass is concerned. I think some of them are several thousand years old.
2006-12-23 20:28:47 · answer #10 · answered by Sky Salad Clipper 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋