Lomatia tasmanica is the world’s oldest plant, with only 500 known living specimens and genetic studies show they are over 43,600 years old.
Where is Denmark’s smallest plant?
Denmark’s smallest plant, the very rare cross-leaved dock (Crassula aquática) grows at the edge of the dune lakes at Råbjerg Mile.
The world’s oldest flower and nectar eating insect
The world’s oldest flower is 135 million years old. Years old and found in a fossil found in China, meanwhile the world’s oldest nectar-eating insect is 145 million years old.
Beer=planter
If all the world’s bees were wiped out, at least 100,000 different plant species would also disappear.
How many plants are endangered?
Over a tenth of the world’s plants are threatened with extinction. Of a total of 33798 species, 6522 are directly threatened and around 750 are already extinct.
