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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Stuti Mishra

Researchers find world’s largest plant in Australia after mistaking it for giant underwater meadow

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Scientists have discovered the world’s largest plant growing underwater after initially mistaking it for a giant meadow.

The plant, discovered at Shark Bay, a World Heritage site located off the Western Australia coast, is believed to span as much as 200sq km (77sq miles). This surface area is slightly larger than the city of Glasgow, more than three times the size of Manhattan Island or roughly 20,000 rugby fields.

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