Aspen



The Aspen's a member of the willow family and what's called a clonal colony.
There are many varieties (species) of clonal colonies. (Derived from clone)
Above ground it appears that there's a large group of trees, all separate, all individual, yet this isn't actually the case.
Their separate individuals above ground with branches and leaves but from the ground below they're all growing off of the same root system.
They're all connected to one another and, in fact, all one organism.
One of the largest known aspen colonies exists in Utah and covers over 120 acres with thousands of trees above ground.
This is considered to be planet Earths largest living organism.
Starting from a parent root the plant sends out horizontal roots that grow just under the ground and then sprout another above ground plant.
There are many types of plants that grow this way.
The horizontal shoots/roots are called stolons sometimes also runners. Strawberries and many forms of grasses grow in this way too.
Here I believe that the interconnectedness has a bulk of the issue to be considered concerning the location of this plant in this position on the
card.
It may also be noted that the leaves change brilliantly during the change of the season.
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