Plantae
Trembling Aspen
Populus tremuloides2 POINTS
Fact: New aspen trees grow from the roots of adjacent trees. This clonal nature makes aspen the heaviest and oldest living organism.
Brachyphyllum
Brachyphyllum3 POINTS
Fact: These coniferous trees lived all over the globe during the Jurassic and Cretaceous periods.
Norfolk Island Pine
Araucaria mirabilis2 POINTS
Fact: Araucarian conifers were dominant during the Jurassic period. They were found in tropical rain forests.
Williamsonia Gigas
Williamsonia gigas2 POINTS
Fact: This is a seed plant that resembled cycads and belonged to the group, Bennettitales.It produced flowers up to 10 cm in length
Cycads
Cycads2 POINTS
Fact: This type of plant is one of the first colonizers of terrestrial habitats, known to have lived in the Permian era over 200 million years ago.
Baobab Tree
Adansonia digitata2 POINTS
Fact: During the voyage, the observation of this tree (which can grow to be 6000 years old), is thought to have made Darwin ponder the long timescales in the Earth’s geology.