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The conifer division of plants includes the tallest organism, and the largest single-stemmed plants by wood volume, wood mass, and main stem circumference.The largest by wood volume and mass is the giant sequoia (Sequoiadendron giganteum), native to Sierra Nevada and California; it grows to an average height of 70–85 m (230–279 ft) and 5–7 m (16–23 ft) in diameter. [1]
Dendrocalamus giganteus, commonly known as giant bamboo, [3] is a giant tropical and subtropical, dense-clumping species native to Southeast Asia.
Giant Coreopsis is cultivated as an ornamental plant by specialty nurseries. [6] [8] It is planted in native plant, drought tolerant, and wildlife gardens, and in natural landscaping and habitat restoration projects. [8] The plant needs good drainage and is not tolerant of excess moisture, needing minimal watering during the summer. [8] [9]
A form of flowering plant that far exceeds Pando as the largest organism on Earth in area and potentially also mass, is the giant marine plant, Posidonia australis, living in Shark Bay, Australia. Its length is about 180 km (112 mi) and it covers an area of 200 km 2 (77 sq mi). [8] [9] It is also among the oldest known clonal plants.
Dendrosenecio is a genus of flowering plants in the sunflower family. [3] [4] It is a segregate of Senecio, [1] in which it formed the subgenus Dendrosenecio. [1]Its members, the giant groundsels, are native to the higher altitude zones of ten mountain groups in equatorial East Africa, [5] where they form a conspicuous element of the flora.
Elephant ear plant with yellow blossom Elephant ear plant with blossom. Colocasia is a genus [3] [4] of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to southeastern Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Some species are widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions. [1] [5]
Rafflesia (/ r ə ˈ f l iː z (i) ə,-ˈ f l iː ʒ (i) ə, r æ-/), [2] or stinking corpse lily, [3] is a genus of parasitic flowering plants in the family Rafflesiaceae. [4] The species have enormous flowers, the buds rising from the ground or directly from the lower stems of their host plants; one species has the largest flower in the world.
Calotropis gigantea plant in southern part of India near Bangalore Calotropis gigantea flower in Belur Math, Howrah, West Bengal. Calotropis gigantea, the crown flower, is a species of Calotropis native to Cambodia, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, China, Pakistan, and Nepal.