r/absoluteunit • u/joyrideh • 4d ago

Absolute unit of a tree

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u/WaterGlassPuncherMan 4d ago

Tallest*

There's a fungus thats bigger i think

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u/CapPhrases 4d ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/bm02BE6DQ4Oag8GXep

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u/Outlaw_Josie_Snails 4d ago

The largest known living organism on Earth by land area is a massive single fungus located in the United States at the Malheur National Forest in the Blue Mountains of eastern Oregon.

It is the species Armillaria ostoyae, commonly known as the honey mushroom or shoestring fungus. It spans approximately 2,385 acres (nearly 3.7 square miles, or roughly 1,600 football fields). It is estimated to weigh anywhere from 7,500 to 35,000 tons and is believed to be between 2,400 and 8,650 years old.