Lynne Uptin
Lomatia tasmanica : King’s Holly - dated to 43,500, 2025
watercolour on Fabriano watercolour paper 640gsm, framed
105 x 75 cm (paper size) 111 x 86 cm (frame size)
BG11068
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Although relatively young in evolutionary terms, this extraordinary clonal plant covers 1.7 km of Tasmania’s southwest. Each plant lives for around 300 years, yet the clone itself has been self-propagating...
Although relatively young in evolutionary terms, this extraordinary clonal plant covers 1.7 km of Tasmania’s southwest. Each plant lives for around 300 years, yet the clone itself has been self-propagating for at least 43,600 years—possibly up to 135,000. A sterile triploid, it produces no seed and reproduces only by cloning. Access to its site is restricted to prevent the spread of pathogens that could destroy this ancient survivor.