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  • Tasmania
    Tasmania
    / Plant and animal life

    …almost impenetrable thicket known as horizontal scrub develops. This is caused by the growth of a remarkable small tree called the horizontal (Anodopetalum biglandulosum). The slender trunk of the tree falls over under its own weight, and from it branches arise that behave in the same way. On the mountain…

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    …almost impenetrable thicket known as horizontal scrub develops. This is caused by the growth of a remarkable small tree called the horizontal (Anodopetalum biglandulosum). The slender trunk of the tree falls over under its own weight, and from it branches arise that behave in the same way. On the mountain…

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