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Also interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomatia_tasmanica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomatia_tasmanica "King's Lomatia is unusual because all of the
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Also interesting: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomatia_tasmanica https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lomatia_tasmanica
"King's Lomatia is unusual because all of the remaining plants are genetically identical. Because it has three sets of chromosomes (a triploid) and is therefore sterile, reproduction occurs only vegetatively ... the plant has been cloning itself for at least 43,600 years (possibly up to 135,000 years)"