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This is perhaps the ultimate weed
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The Green Planet

This is perhaps the ultimate weed

This is perhaps the ultimate weed

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This is perhaps the ultimate weed.
Duration
5 seconds
Views
30
Timestamp in Movie
00:05:36
Uploaded
Mar 30, 2025
Season
1
Episode
5
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 But there are places where the extraordinary abilities of fig trees - The Green Planet 00:10
But there are places where the extraordinary abilities of fi...
S01 • E03 But if they completely encircle the trunk, - The Green Planet 00:09
But if they completely encircle the trunk,
S01 • E04 But not before they've produced the next generation... - The Green Planet 00:06
But not before they've produced the next generation...
S01 • E01 Their opportunity comes when an old tree dies. - The Green Planet 00:06
Their opportunity comes when an old tree dies.
S01 • E02 But being rooted to the spot is not always the best strategy - The Green Planet 00:08
But being rooted to the spot is not always the best strategy
S01 • E04 ..the seeds that will now wait in the sand for the next rains. - The Green Planet 00:07
..the seeds that will now wait in the sand for the next rain...
S01 • E01 When that happens, sunlight floods the forest floor - The Green Planet 00:08
When that happens, sunlight floods the forest floor
S01 • E02 This is a water lettuce, - The Green Planet 00:08
This is a water lettuce,
S01 • E03 The sap sucker's break-in hasn't gone unnoticed. - The Green Planet 00:06
The sap sucker's break-in hasn't gone unnoticed.
S01 • E05 Meghalaya in north-east India, - The Green Planet 00:11
Meghalaya in north-east India,
S01 • E04 In the Sonoran Desert of North America, - The Green Planet 00:09
In the Sonoran Desert of North America,
S01 • E02 Its roots hang free, - The Green Planet 00:15
Its roots hang free,
S01 • E04 They store water in quantity - The Green Planet 00:08
They store water in quantity
S01 • E03 Hummingbirds, squirrels and insects - The Green Planet 00:14
Hummingbirds, squirrels and insects
S01 • E05 It's home to the Khasi people... - The Green Planet 00:05
It's home to the Khasi people...
S01 • E02 So the plant itself is more or less unsinkable. - The Green Planet 00:05
So the plant itself is more or less unsinkable.
S01 • E04 But in their early years, - The Green Planet 00:07
But in their early years,
S01 • E05 ..who've learned how to use the remarkable properties of fig trees - The Green Planet 00:09
..who've learned how to use the remarkable properties o...
S01 • E04 This little saguaro cactus is about ten-years-old. - The Green Planet 00:06
This little saguaro cactus is about ten-years-old.
S01 • E01 It must now race skywards - The Green Planet 00:07
It must now race skywards