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3000 BCE
Sunflowers in Arizona and New Mexico
About 3000 B.C., sunflower was cultured by American Indians It was a common crop among American Indian tribes throughout North America. -
3000 BCE
Native Americans
Native Americans cultivated sunflower and obtained different varieties with different seed colors ranging from black, white and red, and the black sunflower seed with white stripes -
2000 BCE
Sunflowers in Eastern North America
Sunflower was naturalised 4000 years ago by Native Americans. The plant was transformed from a highly branched, many headed plant with small seeds into the unbranched crop plant containing larger oilseeds. -
1000 BCE
Sunflower in Europe
Late 16th century, Sunflower was brought to Europe. Sunflower was used as an ornamental plant -
1000 BCE
Sunflower back to U.S
29th century, Russian improved sunflower seed and exported again to the United States