Question

The origin of sunflower is believed to be in
A) Peruvian Andes
B) Mexico and Central America
C) Brazil
D) USA

Answer 1

The origin of sunflower is believed to be in
Mexico and Central America

Answer 2

Answer:

The correct option is D) USA

Explanation:

• In the plant family Asteraceae, the genus Helianthus, also known as the sunflower, contains roughly 70 species, all of which are indigenous to North America with the exception of three species that are found in South America.
• Native American cultures in North America frequently grew sunflower as a crop.
• The plant may have been grown by American Indians as early as 3000 BC in modern-day Arizona and New Mexico, according to evidence.
• Sunflower may have been cultivated before corn, according to some archaeologists.
• Native American tribes initially cultivated the sunflower around 4,500 years ago as a crop in North America.
• Native Americans developed the sunflower from the bushy, multiple-headed variety it originally had to a single-stemmed plant with a huge blossom.

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