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The Green Planet

Some deserts can be so drythat plants must find techniques of surviving for long...

Some deserts can be so dry
that plants must find techniques of surviving for long periods
without any water whatsoever

Full Transcript

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Some deserts can be so dry that plants must find techniques
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of surviving for long periods without any water whatsoever.
Duration
10 seconds
Views
35
Timestamp in Movie
00:26:22
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
4
Genres
documentary
Production
History

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Movie Summary

Dive into a world where a single life can last a thousand years, with David Attenborough. See things no eye has ever seen, and discover the dramatic, beautiful plant life of Earth.
S01 • E05 Seeds are then brought underground to be stored in a vault, - The Green Planet 00:10
Seeds are then brought underground to be stored in a vault,
S01 • E03 They're the only source of nectar around. - The Green Planet 00:05
They're the only source of nectar around.
S01 • E01 After about five years, - The Green Planet 00:09
After about five years,
S01 • E04 One of them is to grow extremely slowly, - The Green Planet 00:13
One of them is to grow extremely slowly,
S01 • E05 Since the bank was founded, - The Green Planet 00:12
Since the bank was founded,
S01 • E01 It now has only a day or so in which to be pollinated - The Green Planet 00:09
It now has only a day or so in which to be pollinated
S01 • E03 And the more visitors the flowers attract, - The Green Planet 00:07
And the more visitors the flowers attract,
S01 • E04 It is inactive for most of its life - The Green Planet 00:12
It is inactive for most of its life
S01 • E02 This probing stem belongs to a plant called a bladderwort. - The Green Planet 00:06
This probing stem belongs to a plant called a bladderwort.
S01 • E05 Because a seed contains everything it needs to start a new plant, - The Green Planet 00:12
Because a seed contains everything it needs to start a new p...
S01 • E04 I've seen evidence of this "grow slow" strategy for myself. - The Green Planet 00:06
I've seen evidence of this "grow slow" strate...
S01 • E04 40 years ago, I came here to California's Mojave Desert - The Green Planet 00:09
40 years ago, I came here to California's Mojave Desert
S01 • E03 Within a few months, the whole landscape is alive once more. - The Green Planet 00:08
Within a few months, the whole landscape is alive once more.
S01 • E02 And a well-stocked Bromeliad pool is just the place to find them. - The Green Planet 00:07
And a well-stocked Bromeliad pool is just the place to find ...
S01 • E04 An individual creosote bush - The Green Planet 00:14
An individual creosote bush
S01 • E01 At first sight, it might be mistaken for a dead animal. - The Green Planet 00:05
At first sight, it might be mistaken for a dead animal.
S01 • E02 This one is full of aquatic animals. - The Green Planet 00:05
This one is full of aquatic animals.
S01 • E03 In fact, all these plants need fire to survive. - The Green Planet 00:06
In fact, all these plants need fire to survive.
S01 • E01 This is rafflesia, the corpse flower. - The Green Planet 00:06
This is rafflesia, the corpse flower.
S01 • E05 ..hope that one day we will make it possible for the seeds - The Green Planet 00:10
..hope that one day we will make it possible for the seeds