• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Team
  • Submit Content
  • Terms
  • Privacy
  • Careers
  • Answer
  • Trends Worldwide

Hasan Jasim

Hasan Jasim is a place where you may get entertainment, viral videos, trending material, and breaking news. For a social generation, we are the largest community on the planet.

Ad example

The World’s Largest Plant Has Been Discovered In The Ocean Off The Coast Of Australia

by Hasan Leave a Comment

ShareTweet

Although seagrass may not appear to be noteworthy, one variety of seaweed has just been named the world’s largest known plant. A team of researchers discovered a 4,500-year-old field of seagrass off the coast of Australia, as reported in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. This Posidonia australis field is really made up of only one plant that sprouted from a single seed.

Posidonia australis, often known as Poseidon’s ribbon, is a variety of seaweed found off Australia’s coast. Researchers interested in seaweed collected samples from several locations in Shark’s Bay, some 500 miles north of Perth. They intended to investigate the many plants in the area, but their genetic testing produced an unexpected result. “The outcome astounded us: it was all one plant,” the scientists stated. In reality, all of their samples were clones that had the whole genome of the parent grass.

Posidonia australis, often known as Poseidon’s ribbon, is a variety of seaweed found off Australia’s coast. Researchers interested in seaweed collected samples from several locations in Shark’s Bay, some 500 miles north of Perth. They intended to investigate the many plants in the area, but their genetic testing produced an unexpected result. “The outcome astounded us: it was all one plant,” the scientists stated. In reality, all of their samples were clones that had the whole genome of the parent grass.

From a single seed, these clones grew at a rate of 13.7 inches per year for an estimated 4,500 years. This is comparable to how grass grows on “land.” “It looks to be incredibly durable, enduring a wide variety of temperatures and salinities, as well as severe high light circumstances, which would generally be highly stressful for most plants,” one of the researchers, Dr. Elizabeth Sinclair, told the BBC. It currently encompasses 77 square kilometers of the bay in one spectacular underwater lawn. The scientific team is preparing to conduct more experiments to understand more about this highly rare plant.

A team of experts discovered a 4,500-year-old expanse of seagrass off the coast of Australia, the world’s largest plant.

View this post on Instagram

A post shared by BBC News (@bbcnews)

The study team is preparing to conduct more experiments to understand more about this incredibly unique, world’s biggest plant.

h/t: [BBC, Smithsonian Magazine]

Facebook Comments Box

Filed Under: Trends Worldwide Tagged With: Australia, been, coast, discovered, largest, ocean, plant, trends, worlds, worldwide

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

More to See

On Once-Barren Land, a Turkish Man Plants 30 Million Saplings and Creates a Forest

By Hasan

When surfers hear a baby whale crying, they rush to assist her

By Hasan

This man bought an airplane so that he could save hundreds of animals

By Hasan

Two New Species of Sinister Bird-Catching Trees Have Been Discovered in The Caribbean

By Hasan

Year Of The Tiger Marks Increase In Tiger Population For The First Time In 12 Years

By Hasan

Meet the Indian gigantic squirrel, which is almost too lovely to be true

By Hasan

In Australia, The Humpback Whale Has Swum Its Way Back From Endangered Status

By Hasan

Footer

Hasan Jasim

We share the most heartwarming, uplifting and important stories, so that you can share them with your friends and family.

Recent

  • Scientists Attached Cameras to Navy Dolphins and Captured Something Terrifying
  • A Once-In-a-Lifetime Encounter: Incredible Footage Shows a Wild Wolf Chasing a Family Car
  • Shelter Dogs see Blankets For the First Time and Immediately Know What to Do

Search

Copyright © 2022 · Magazine Pro on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in