Some
Interesting Plant Facts
1. Smallest
flower- Wolffia
2. Largest
Flower – Rafflesia
3. Smallest
tree- Dwarf willow or Salix herbaceae
4. Largest
tree- Sequoiadendron giganteaum
2. Smallest
dicot- Arceuthobium
3. Tallest
angiosperm- Eucalyptus
4. Smallest
angiosperm – Wolffia
5. Smallest
gymnosperm – Zamia pygmea
6. Tallest
gymnosperm- Sequoia semperviens
7. Smallest
pteridophytes – Azolla
8. Smallest
bryophyte- Zoopsis (which is microscopic in size)
9. Largest
bryophyte – Dawsonia
8. Biggest
bacterium – Epulopscium fishelsoni
9. Smallest
cell- Mycoplasma
10. Largest
plant cell- Acetabularia
11. Largest
chromosome- Trillium
12. Largest
number of chromosome- Ophioglossum
13. Minimum
number of chromosomes- Haplopappus gracilis
14. Smallest
chromosome- Algae
15. Largest
leaves – Vicotria regia
16. Plant
producing largest fruit- Lodoicea
17. Oldest
plant - Larrea tridentate
18. Fastest
growing plants – Hespiroyuca whipplei (Liliaceae)
19. Plant
producing smallest seed – Orchids
20. Plant
with largest egg cell and antherozoid – Cycas
21. Biggest
ovule – Cycas
22. Hardest
wood – Hardwickia
24. Largest archegonium: In
bryophyte (mosses)
25. Largest Angiosperm
family: Compositae