Amborella: Mother of All Flowers
The family of this flower gave birth to all flowers we are enjoying now.
Water Lilies: Next Oldest Flower
Star Anise: Along with Water Lilies
To read more about flowers and their evolution you can check this blog entry of Carl Zimmer.
I just discovered that Goethe is also a good naturalist. Now I know that he is not only a writer or a poet, he is also a natural scientist. Good to have this knol in my brain. :D
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