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Pando (the Trembling Giant)
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/Pando_(the_Trembling_Giant)
GPTKB entity
Statements (41)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
quaking aspen
clonal colony
gptkbp:age
at least 9,000 years
possibly up to 14,000 years
gptkbp:barkColor
white to gray
gptkbp:conservationStatus
at risk
gptkbp:discoveredBy
gptkb:Burton_V._Barnes
gptkbp:discoveredIn
1976
gptkbp:ecologicalRole
habitat for wildlife
carbon sequestration
soil stabilization
gptkbp:floweringSeason
gptkb:spring
gptkbp:geneticallyIdentical
yes
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
Pando (the Trembling Giant)
gptkbp:leafType
rounded with finely serrated edges
gptkbp:locatedIn
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Utah
gptkb:Fishlake_National_Forest
gptkbp:mainReproduction
root sprouting
gptkbp:mass
about 6,000,000 kg
gptkbp:mediaCoverage
featured in BBC documentaries
featured in National Geographic
gptkbp:nameMeaning
Latin for 'I spread'
gptkbp:notableFor
one of the world's heaviest living organisms
one of the world's oldest living organisms
gptkbp:numberOfSpecies
over 40,000 stems
gptkbp:photosyntheticOrgan
leaves
gptkbp:pollinatedBy
wind
gptkbp:protectedBy
gptkb:US_Forest_Service
gptkbp:reproduction
asexual (clonal)
gptkbp:seedColor
rare
gptkbp:servesArea
about 43 hectares
gptkbp:species
gptkb:Populus_tremuloides
gptkbp:threats
gptkb:disease
gptkb:human
gptkb:dam
overgrazing by deer and elk
gptkbp:touristAttraction
yes
gptkbp:type
single root system
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:Fishlake_National_Forest
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7