Clonal colony
Videos
A clonal colony or genet is a group of genetically identical individuals, such as plants, fungi, or bacteria, that have grown in a given location, all originating vegetatively, not sexually, from a si
A clonal colony of Iris germanica—note the rhizomatous stems by which the plant reproduces.
Largest organisms
Videos
This article lists the largest organisms for various types of life and mostly considers extant species, which found on Earth can be determined according to various aspects of an organism's size, such
Clonal colony
…the Wasatch Mountains, Utah, United States, has been shown to be a single clone connected by the root system. It is sometimes considered the world's largest organism by mass, covering 106 acres (43 ha), and also as among the world's oldest living organisms, at an estimated 14,000 years old. Another possible candidate…
Although it appears to be multiple trees, Pando is a clonal colony of an individual quaking aspen with an interconnected root system. It is widely held to be the world's most massive single organism.
The Giant Sequoia (Grizzly Giant pictured) is the world's most massive tree
Armillaria ostoyae
Macrocystis pyrifera, the largest species of giant kelp