Flora and Fauna: Pando Aspen Clone
Pando is considered the world’s largest tree! It is an Aspen tree with numerous clones and connected root system. The root system spans over 100 acres and is estimated to contain 47,000 “stems” which appear as the trees. It is classified as one single organism since each “stem” contains identical genetic markers.
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