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  1. Re:Ummmm..... by TheHans · · Score: 1 · on Rare "Corpse Flower" Set To Bloom

    According to this Titan Arum fact sheet from the Botanic Gardens in Sydney Australia the flowers scientific name (Amorphophallus titanum) means "huge deformed penis. "

  2. Location not so 'top secret' anymore ! by forged · · Score: 1 · on Jurassic Plants Make A Comeback
    Thanks Slashdot for all the publicity which will flock wannabe-botanists to "Wollemi National Park, only 150 km from Sydney" ...

    fortunately the tree is in a "deep, narrow canyon" which I say will buy it maybe another day or two before annihilation !

  3. Not Jurassic at all by fruey · · Score: 1 · on Jurassic Plants Make A Comeback

    According to the article here the first fossils are from the later cretaceous period...

  4. Re:Pygmification by MrOrn · · Score: 1 · on Jurassic Plants Make A Comeback
    It's not small -- the photo is of a sapling.

    The tree grows to about 40 m high. (Read about it here.)

  5. Re:I think this is a bit hyped. by MrOrn · · Score: 4, Informative · on Jurassic Plants Make A Comeback
    ...but this Australian plant doesn't seem to be all that big either.

    Well, I'd call almost 40 m big. Certainly bigger than moss. :-)

    From the Royal Botanical Gardens site: Tallest tree is 38.5 m

  6. Re:It is not the only one (for now) by MrOrn · · Score: 3, Informative · on Jurassic Plants Make A Comeback
    I don't know where you got your info from, but it doesn't appear accurate. The only examples of the species are in Australia.

    The UNESCO World Heritage site doesn't mention your grove, only the Australian one.

    For more info on the Wollemi pine, visit here.

  7. Re:The only plant survivor? by deek · · Score: 5, Informative · on Jurassic Plants Make A Comeback

    Take a look at this site:

    http://www.rbgsyd.gov.au/information_about_plants/ wollemi_pine

    It briefly explains how they came to the conclusion that this was a living fossil. Myself, I'm willing to take their word for it, because they've been in the field _much_ longer than I have :).