Mauna Kea in Hawaii,which rises 10,205 m (33,480 ft) from its base on the seabed to its summit.It is also the tallest volcano.
The titan arum,which rises to 3 m (10 ft). Smelling of rotting meat to attract the tiny bees that pollinate it,it is short lived and rarely seen.
Rafflesia-a parasitic plant from southeast Asia-has the world's heaviest flower.It weighs up to 7 kg (15 lb) and can reach 1 m (3 ft) in diameter.
A coast Redwood tree,growing in Califonia,USA,rising to the dizziying height of 112 m (368 ft)-taller than Statue of Liberty.