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Monday, June 13, 2022

World's largest plant discovered right under our noses in Western Australia [ABC Science, June 2022]

Title:
World's largest plant discovered right under our noses in Western Australia
 
Author:
Nick Kilvert
 
Published:
ABC Science, 1 June 2022
 
Key points from the article:
* Genetic testing shows the single plant clone stretches over more than 180 kilometres 
 
* Researchers had no idea it was a clone and were testing for genetic variability 
 
* They estimate it's at least 4,500 years old
 
Note:
The researchers' research was published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B