Question

5.
are the oldest
living plants on Earth.​

Answer 1

Answer:

9. Old Tjikko

Age: about 9,560 years old

Location: Fulufjället Mountain, Sweden

Species: Picea abies (Norway spruce)

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8. Huon Pine Colony

Age: about 10,000 years old

Location: Mount Read, Tasmania

Species: Lagarostrobos franklinii (Huon pine or Macquarie pine)

Explanation:

7. King Clone

7. King Clone Age: between 9,400 – 11,700 years old

7. King Clone Age: between 9,400 – 11,700 years old Location: Lucerne Valley, Mojave Desert, California, USA

7. King Clone Age: between 9,400 – 11,700 years old Location: Lucerne Valley, Mojave Desert, California, USA Species: Larrea tridentata (creosote bush or greasewood; called chaparral when used for medicine)

6. World’s Rarest Eucalyptus

6. World’s Rarest Eucalyptus Age: around 13,000 years old

6. World’s Rarest Eucalyptus Age: around 13,000 years old Location: Windellama, New South Wales, Australia

6. World’s Rarest Eucalyptus Age: around 13,000 years old Location: Windellama, New South Wales, Australia Species: Eucalyptus recurva (Ice Age Gum or Mongarlowe Mallee)

5Huckleberry

Huckleberry Age: about 13,000 years old

Huckleberry Age: about 13,000 years old Location: Losh Run, Pennsylvania, USA

Huckleberry Age: about 13,000 years old Location: Losh Run, Pennsylvania, USA Species: Gaylussacia brachycera (box huckleberry)

4. Jurupa Oak

4. Jurupa Oak Age: about 13,000 years old

4. Jurupa Oak Age: about 13,000 years old Location: Jurupa Mountains, California, USA

4. Jurupa Oak Age: about 13,000 years old Location: Jurupa Mountains, California, USA Species: Quercus palmeri (Palmer’s oak)

3. Revived Ice Age Flower

3. Revived Ice Age Flower Age: about 31,800 years old

3. Revived Ice Age Flower Age: about 31,800 years old Location: Siberia, Russia

3. Revived Ice Age Flower Age: about 31,800 years old Location: Siberia, Russia Species: Silene stenophylla (narrow-leafed campion)

2. King’s Lomatia

2. King’s Lomatia Age: at least 43,600 yeas old (possibly up to 135,000 years)

2. King’s Lomatia Age: at least 43,600 yeas old (possibly up to 135,000 years) Location: Tasmania

2. King’s Lomatia Age: at least 43,600 yeas old (possibly up to 135,000 years) Location: Tasmania Species: Lomatia tasmanica

1. Pando

1. Pando Age: over 80,000 years old

1. Pando Age: over 80,000 years old Location: Fishlake National Forest, Utah, USA

1. Pando Age: over 80,000 years old Location: Fishlake National Forest, Utah, USA Species: Quaking Aspen (Populus tremuloides)