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Are there plants alive today as old as dinosaurs?

Are there plants alive today as old as dinosaurs?

Update: 2025-11-20
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Join Costa, the Gardening Australia Junior crew and a humungous scarab beetle as they investigate whether any of today’s plants are as old as dinosaurs.

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Are there plants alive today as old as dinosaurs?

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