Malheur National Forest
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The Malheur National Forest is a National Forest in the U.S. state of Oregon. It contains more than 1.4 million acres in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon. The forest consists of high desert grassl
Strawberry Lake in the Malheur National Forest
Monument Rock in Malheur NF
Largest organisms
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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
Malheur National Forest
…are three ranger districts in the forest, with offices in John Day, Prairie City, and Hines. The Malheur National Forest contains the largest known organism (by area) in the Northern Hemisphere: an Armillaria ostoyae (fungus) that spans 2,200 acres (3.4 mi2; 8.9 km2) and is located high on a ridgeline…
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