Botany Lapbook By Finn

We were making a Botany lapbook full of facts and pop-ups. Here are some facts:

The oldest tree is the Bristlecone Pine, that is over 6,000 years old. Also, the world's tallest tree is the Hyperion also know as the California Redwood Tree.


The Largest seed is the Coco de Mer, also known as a "double coconut"
and the smallest seeds are from the orchid family which are as long as a hair wide.


The fastest growing plant is bamboo. It grows 30 cm a day. The smallest angiosperm is a water plant called "Wolffia" and one of them can fit in the eye of a needle. The most poisonous plant is the castor bean, where it is 6,000 times more poisonous than cyanide.


FACT OF THE DAY: CASTOR BEANS





Just be sure not to eat the beans from which the oil came. If castor beans are chewed and swallowed, they can release ricin, one of the most toxic poisons known to man. Eating just one or two castor beans can easily cause the demise of the eater.




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The largest fruit/veggie is of course, the pumpkin which is 1818 kg.
The largest plant is the Amazon Water lily. I heard they can lift over 80 pounds!

The last one is a species of moss that grows on top of Mount Everest! That is really high.

Those are all my facts. Plants! :D