World's oldest plant:A creosote plant found growing in southern California was estimated to be 11,700 years old.
World's fastest growing plant:[i]Hessperoyucca whipplei,[/i]a member of the lily family,grew 12 feet in 14 days in 1987 in Great Britian.
World's slowest growing plant:A rare Bolivian herb,Puya raimondii,grows for 80-150 years,blooms once,then dies.
World's dedliest plant:The castor bean plant produces seeds that contain an extremely poisonous protien called ricin.Ricin is 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide.
World's fastest growing plant:[i]Hessperoyucca whipplei,[/i]a member of the lily family,grew 12 feet in 14 days in 1987 in Great Britian.
World's slowest growing plant:A rare Bolivian herb,Puya raimondii,grows for 80-150 years,blooms once,then dies.
World's dedliest plant:The castor bean plant produces seeds that contain an extremely poisonous protien called ricin.Ricin is 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide.
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