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Top 5 oldest clonal organisms

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Estimated age of the clonal colony — Oldest organisms

Snapshot · 2026-05-31

  1. 1

    Posidonia oceanica seagrass meadow (Mediterranean)

    ~100,000 years (estimate)

  2. 2

    Pando aspen colony (Utah, USA)

    ~14,000+ years (estimates to ~80,000)

  3. 3

    King's Lomatia (Tasmania)

    ~43,000+ years

  4. 4

    Jurupa Oak (California, USA)

    ~13,000 years

  5. 5

    Old Tjikko (Norway Spruce root, Sweden)

    ~9,560 years