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== About the Sunflower == | == About the Sunflower == | ||
[[File: | [[File:Sunflower-medical-illustration-conquistadors.jpg|thumb|Thumbnailed image]|The medical illustration of a sunflower, sketched by conquistadors]] | ||
For many archeologists, the sunflower would have been cultivated by native american tribes before corn did. Brought back from North America by European invaders, ‘<i>Helianthus annuus</i>’ was first introduced as an ornamental exotic flower. The scale of its contemporary production is, however, the result of a silly oversight… | For many archeologists, the sunflower would have been cultivated by native american tribes before corn did. Brought back from North America by European invaders, ‘<i>Helianthus annuus</i>’ was first introduced as an ornamental exotic flower. The scale of its contemporary production is, however, the result of a silly oversight… | ||
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