World's largest plant discovered in Western Australia's Shark Bay(1/4)

A seagrass stretching 180 km is discovered in Western Australia's Shark Bay off the Australian coast, June 1, 2022. The seagrass is estimated at least 4,500 years old and the world's largest plant. (Photo/Agencies)

Researchers sought to understand the diversity of seagrass meadows in Shark Bay using genetic tools and were surprised to discover it was one vast organism of the Posidonia australis species.

A seagrass stretching 180 km is discovered in Western Australia's Shark Bay off the Australian coast, June 1, 2022. The seagrass is estimated at least 4,500 years old and the world's largest plant. (Photo/Agencies)

A seagrass stretching 180 km is discovered in Western Australia's Shark Bay off the Australian coast, June 1, 2022. The seagrass is estimated at least 4,500 years old and the world's largest plant. (Photo/Agencies)

A seagrass stretching 180 km is discovered in Western Australia's Shark Bay off the Australian coast, June 1, 2022. The seagrass is estimated at least 4,500 years old and the world's largest plant. (Photo/Agencies)