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Period: 1000 BCE to
Evolution of Plants Timeline
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500 BCE
Roses
Roses were discovered around 500 B.C. in Asia. In Asia there was a great amount of gardens that had and still have them. -
300 BCE
Orchids
The first recorded mention of orchid is around 300 B.C>. -
59 BCE
Legumes
Legumes first appeared around 59 B.C. which is what we assume. -
1 BCE
Algae
Algae was discovered by a fossil hunter -
100
Fungi
Fungi were first identified, through a fossil record. -
289
Moss
Moss was identified in fossils around 300 million years ago. -
1400
Cacti
Europeans found of cacti existed when the arrived in the New World in the 15th century.. -
1450
Succulents
Since they are native to regions from northern Europe to the east there are many there, but there are also in southern and eastern Africa. -
1500
Tulips
Tulips were a wild flower that is originated from Central Asia, it was first cultivated by the Turks. -
Sexes of plants
Rudolph Jacobs Camerarius demonstrated the sexes in plants. -
Annual/Bilennial/Perennial
Plants were classified under these three categories about 250 years ago. Annual meaning they are only good for one year, biennial meaning they are good for two years, and perennial meaning the plant will grow for many, many years. -
Slime molds
The German mycologist Oskar Brefeld was studying the flora the emerged from horse dung and he found moist fruiting bodies that closely resembles Mucor. -
Mold
When Fleming discovered penicillin he accidentally discovered molds. -
Mushrooms
In 1956 Rogar Heim identified the mushroom that was brought back from Mexico. This is not the first time they were found, but it was the first time a species from another land was brought to the US and identified. -
Daisys
Daisys were discovered by a amateur fossi-hunter.
