Virtual Museum of Canada
Jardin botanique de Montréal 
Centre for Forest Research

Trivial pursuit … the plant version!

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In fact, the winner is a wild fig growing in South Africa. Its roots descend 120 m deep: that's a greater distance than the height of the tallest tree in the world.

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Ficus microcarpa

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