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  1. bwilson4web

    bwilson4web BMW i3 and Model 3

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    Source: Scientists discover ‘biggest plant on Earth’ off Western Australian coast | Environment | The Guardian

    About 4,500 years ago, a single seed – spawned from two different seagrass species – found itself nestled in a favourable spot somewhere in what is now known as Shark Bay, just off Australia’s west coast.

    Left to its own devices and relatively undisturbed by human hands, scientists have discovered that seed has grown to what is now believed to be the biggest plant anywhere on Earth, covering about 200 sq km (77 sq miles, or about 20,000 rugby fields, or just over three times the size of Manhattan island).

    I was hoping:
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    If I remember correctly, there is a massive single fungus in Michigan?

    Bob Wilson
     
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    Trollbait It's a D&D thing

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    The article mentions the Aspen that is essentially a forest unto itself.