Re: Largest living organism
Hello Ernie,
You are right, of course. An example has been made of the Narcissus
'Carlton'. All bulbs of this cultivar are derived from a single
individual and genetically identical to it. In the Netherlands alone,
it now occupies 294ha (726 acres). It has been the most popular
daffodil for over 30 years so a rough estimate of the total British
commercial area of this cultivar is 800ha (1,977 acres). It could be
argued that bulbs are separate entities whereas the fungi is one mass.
We, too, have had a cool (not cold) spring - just no really warm spells
and with the wet and windy fall/winter, I just haven't found the garden
inviting me out to it - and it looks pretty untidy!
Diane Pertson
Otter Point Haven otterpt@macn.bc.ca
Nature Notes from Vancouver Island
http://zapbc.com/nature.htm at
Parksville & Qualicum Beach Online http://zapbc.com
----- Original Message -----
From: sluggo <sluggo@sirius.com>
To: <otterpt@macn.bc.ca>; Medit-Plants <Medit-Plants@ucdavis.edu>
Sent: Monday, May 03, 1999 8:23 PM
Subject: RE: Largest living organism
> Dear Diane,
> I'm sure that fungi come in first for the largest living organism but
> pushing the Sequoias back to several places from the top would be
large
> beds of Sea Kelp in the ocean and groves of Aspen in the Rocky
Mountains
> which often reproduce asexually by underground runners making the
entire
> grove one individual. There are many more examples that will set the
> Sequoias back even further but I must admit that seeing mature groves
of
> Sequoiadendron giganteum in Sequoia National Park is a sight that
people
> come from around the world to see and they will not be disappointed.
>
> Hoping for a warmer spring,
> Ernie
>
> Among the sprouting Sages of Cabrillo College
> Over 175 different Salvias and growing...
>
> Ernie G. Wasson
> Aptos,California
> "All Plants Considered" column at www.gardens.com
>
