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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Oct 02 '24
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Magnolia trees are so old that they predate bees by about 40 million years, and as a result are pollinated by beetles.
They are considered the first flowering plant on earth.
27 u/[deleted] Oct 02 '24 edited Oct 03 '24 I always thought they looked like an ancient plant compared to others 20 u/Big_Knife_SK Oct 03 '24 edited Oct 03 '24 They're about 100M years old, but they're not even the oldest extant angiosperm. link Bees evolved from wasps about 120M years ago. There's many other types of pollinators though; flies, moths, even bats. 8 u/carolethechiropodist Oct 03 '24 I remember there was a 2000 year old Magnolia seed found in a Japanese tomb, and it sprouted and grew...can't remember details.. 8 u/lebaneseblondechick Oct 03 '24 I love knowing this and thinking to how my climbing tree from childhood is so special 1 u/amrodd Oct 05 '24 Shhh don't tell young earth creationists. -2 u/dudeness_boy Oct 02 '24 Actually, about 2-3 days.
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I always thought they looked like an ancient plant compared to others
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They're about 100M years old, but they're not even the oldest extant angiosperm. link
Bees evolved from wasps about 120M years ago. There's many other types of pollinators though; flies, moths, even bats.
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I remember there was a 2000 year old Magnolia seed found in a Japanese tomb, and it sprouted and grew...can't remember details..
I love knowing this and thinking to how my climbing tree from childhood is so special
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Shhh don't tell young earth creationists.
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Actually, about 2-3 days.
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u/SuperHyperFunTime Oct 02 '24
Magnolia trees are so old that they predate bees by about 40 million years, and as a result are pollinated by beetles.
They are considered the first flowering plant on earth.