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Pando (or The Trembling Giant) is a clonal colony of a single male Quaking Aspen located in Utah, all determined to be part of a single living organism by identical genetic markers and one massive underground root system. The plant is estimated to weigh collectively 6,000 tonnes (6,615 tons), making it the heaviest known organism. (Picture by darkmatter)

Pando (or The Trembling Giant) is a clonal colony of a single male Quaking Aspen located in Utah, all determined to be part of a single living organism by identical genetic markers and one massive underground root system. The plant is estimated to weigh collectively 6,000 tonnes (6,615 tons), making it the heaviest known organism. (Picture by darkmatter)

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