Dinosaur Plant time-lapse

[TheJuniZoroFan]

I don't understand. My dinosaur plant seems to have stopped growing.

And from what I see on the youtube videos it's far from done yet. I change water every day and put it in sunlight. It haven't crawled up propherly for 3 days now. D:

[PhoenixBorealis]

I WANT one of these! Thay're so interesting! I wonder if keeping it growing shortens its overall lifespan, or ,aybe if letting it go dry too long/often has an effect on its overall lifespan. That would be an interesting thing to study, but seeing as humans have not perfected the art of extreme longevity themselves, I guess it's something I won't be able to find out for myself. :P I also wonder if it can be over-watered.

[lorez201]

I'm confused; is this a style of fern (one of the "spikemoss" varieties), or is it a gymnosperm (relative of pine trees)?

[DustinAndDillan]

ZOMBIE PLANT!!!!!!

[MegaRacingking]

an this plant be multiplyed because my mom bought it and wants to have more so if it can please tell me how.

[FlyByPC]

@MegaRacingking Unfortunately, I don't know. I suspect that you could take a cutting from it, but you might want to ask a botanist to be sure.

[Jlaix22]

how long did it take in real life?

[velociraptor7814]

How long would this video be without editing?

[Supermassively]

@velociraptor7814 Wow, the public school system has failed. You really can't do basic multiplication?

[Osmann45]

it can live without any water in 50 years!

[DrRileyJones]

They can get taller then dinosaurs! But... That would take billions of years and you would make sure you never dry it up.

[mwscoofield]

It lives for 50 YEARS(yes...50 years) without water!

Isn't that amazing? xD

[ubuibiok]

Selaginella lepidophylla propagation by cuttings.

[tallgrass115]

Really? I've been trying to propagate mine. Were should I cut it?

[Floperting]

Woah! for 90 sec of video that took 25 hours!

[TheBigBlue19]

I really want to get one! Does anyone know if it grows any bigger?

[DJSpymo]

1:55

[SaileAway]

I did all the math- the actual time is almost 26 hours.

[usmartine]

It real name is "Rose of Jericho". Thanks for the video!

[1ghostface3]

its also called dinosaor plant though because this is wat i searched for so im not crazy sense other people noe about it too.

[PokingSmot77]

that looks nothing like a dinosaur >.>

[FlyByPC]

I guess the marketing guys called it that since the species has been around since that era.

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

No it hasnt... similar plants were around at the time of dinosaurs... but this species is a modern species. The fact that 99% of Americans are illiterate in science is really depressing. All species are modern species, even horseshoe crabs, bacteria, protozoa... That is 9th grade science.

[FlyByPC]

I admit, biology is far from my strongest subject -- but it seems a bit out of place to say that *all* species are modern. This sounds more like theology than biology to me. Genetic variations do occur, of course, but I believe some species (the coelacanth?) have remained essentially unchanged for quite some time...

[Supermassively]

@FlyByPC All modern species ARE modern. Life never stops changing, so species as they are today are ALL modern species, different from their predecessors from various points in natural history.

Coelocanth is an order, not a species. There is only one remaining species within that order, and it is a far cry from the multitude of COMPLETELY SEPARATE species that existed millions of years ago.

[rdf67]

Wouldn't it be nice if eeevvveeryone was an expert in the fields WE appreciate most? We could sit in our rooms with our heads buried in books and try to understand the fundamentals of everything the world has to offer - yawn. Get over yourself. Instead of putting people down, why not use the opportunity to kindly educate. Your statement merely states "what it isn't" when you could have briefly expounded on the science your so profoundly aware of.

[pacovl46]

i agree!!!

[pacovl46]

what makes u say that?

[tallgrass115]

But, certain species have existed since ancient times; they've just changed over time. This plant has been around since ancient times. It's just changed a lot.

[oscargurses]

pretty vague and general comment, no?

weve ALL been around since ancient times, we've just changed a lot.

[REVOLTAGE666]

9th grade? pff what do you know about the US

I learned basic but still interesting biology in 5th grade. a whole year of it! and this was in the US

I now live in Switzerland, where schools have a good general reputation. Well, they're learning most of this very basic stuff in.. High School! (10th grade). Same goes for geography and math.

nope I have to say the US was pretty good for early education

(and i'm talking about public schools)

[maninthemirrorbillie]

@r0ck3tsm0k3 ok, no offense or anything, but don't be such a smart ass. just because someone doesn't know something, or they believe something different from you, you don't have to be rude about it.

[shoshanish]

@r0ck3tsm0k3 dude, corals and sea urchins have  been the same for over 200m years.

[lazrpo]

@PokingSmot77 It's called the dinosaur plant because its species goes back about 120 million years.

[cybercab]

What camera and software do you use?

[FlyByPC]

This was taken with a Panasonic PV-GS180 MiniDV camcorder, connected as a capture device. The capture/speedup edit software was Ulead VideoStudio 10.

[Zarbod]

Thanks

[r0ck3tsm0k3]

Great video man!

[AshMashMash]

Cool. Is that really sped up 1000X? I have a time lapse of seeds from those plants growing roots and leaves, check it out. Haha, just done the maths, that means it took about a day (25 hours ish), which means that 1000X seems right, lol.