The largest plant in the world was found off the coast of Australia.

The vast kelp meadows in Shark Bay on the west coast of Australia are actually the shoots of a single plant. This was shown by his genetic analysis. For 4.5 thousand years, the Posidonia australis algae has captured an area of ​​​​200 square kilometers and has become home to many fish, crabs, turtles and other animals. Posidonia australis grew at a rate of 35 centimeters per year. In some places, the length of her ribbons is only 10 centimeters, in others - a whole meter. The algae was able to survive in difficult conditions - at 15-30 ° C in the saltiest parts of Shark Bay. Posidonia australis has become the largest plant on Earth. It is several hundred times the size of a Pando Poplar colony in Utah with a common root system.