Kansas State Flower, the sunflower

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Kansas State Flower, the sunflower

Kansas 1) ___ (DESIGNATE) the wild native sunflower as official state flower and floral emblem in 1903. The sunflower is also featured on the Kansas quarter, state flag, and even the nickname for Kansas is " The Sunflower State. "

Native Americans 2) ___ (USE) native sunflowers for food over 3, 000 years ago. 3) ___(THIS) wild sunflower seeds were only about 5 mm. long. Over 4) ___ (HUNDRED) hundreds of years and careful husbandry (selecting only the 5) ___ (LARGE) seeds for cultivation), the Plains tribes began the development of today's large modern sunflower, rich with oil. Sunflower heads consist of 1, 000 to 2, 000 individual flowers 6) ___ (JOIN) together by a receptacle base. The large petals around the edge of a head 7) ___ (BE) actually individual ray flowers, which do not develop into seed.

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Sunflowers, in all their 8) ___ (COLOUR) glory, are a happy sight to behold—but there's more to their nature than just beauty. The multipurpose plants deliver healthy snacks, 9) ___ (USE) oil, and birdseeds. Like potatoes, tomatoes, and corn, the 10) ___ (CHEER) plants didn't originate in Europe. They were cultivated in North America as far back as 3000 BC. Then, they were exported to the rest of the world by 11) ___ (SPAIN) conquistadors around 1500.

Tsar Peter the Great was so 12) ___ (FASCINATE) by the sunny flowers he saw in the Netherlands that he took some back to Russia. Russian immigrants to the United States in the 19th century brought back 13) ___ (HIGH) developed sunflower seeds that grew bigger blooms, and sparked a renewed interest in the native American plant.

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designated, were using, hundreds, these, largest, joined, are, colourful, useful, cheerful, Spanish, fascinated, highly

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