alleryStart learning →The oldest viable seed recorded, germinating after about 10,000 years, is of
ALupinus arcticus
BPhoenix dactylifera
CStriga asiatica
DFicus religiosa
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Correct answer: A. Lupinus arcticus
A lupine seed excavated from the Arctic Tundra germinated and flowered after estimated 10,000 years of dormancy.
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