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The Story of Land Plants🌱Part 2 As land plants became more diverse and populated, the plants needed to adapt to gain an advantage for light and water Plants evolved vascular systems in the late Ordovician period (420 million years ago) This allowed the plants to begin to grow up off the ground and to carry the water up to their cells to facilitate their functions including cellular respiration. To support the vertical growth and increased demand for water, plants began to develop roots A plant

A Rare Prehistoric Plant Known as ‘Cycad’ Has Been Discovered in Rizal, Philippines — And It Is Older Than the Dinosaurs A remarkable botanical discovery has stunned scientists and nature enthusiasts alike: a rare prehistoric plant known as a cycad has been identified in Rizal, located in the Philippines. What makes this find extraordinary is the plant’s ancient lineage—cycads first appeared on Earth over 280 million years ago, long before dinosaurs ever existed. Often described as “living fossi