1. Seagrass colony (Posidonia oceanica)
100,000 years old
Balearic Islands, Spain
2. ‘Pando’
Quaking aspen colony
80,000 years old
Fishlake National Forest, Utah
3. ‘Jurupa Oak’
Palmer’s oak colony
13,000 years old
Jurupa Mountains, California
4. Mojave yucca
12,000 years old
Mojave Desert, California
5. Huon pine colony
10,500 years old
Mount Reed, Tasmania
6. ‘Old Tjikko’ Norway spruce
9,550 years old
Fulufjället Mountains, Sweden
7. ‘Old Rasmus’ Norway spruce
9,500 years old
Härjedalen, Sweden
8. Antarctic moss
5,500 years old
Elephant Island, Antarctica
9. Bristlecone pine
5,066 years old
White Mountains, California
10. ‘Methuselah’ Bristlecone pine
4,848 years old
White Mountains, California
*Including clonal colonies with interconnected root systems, but discounting plants without reliably determined ages
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