Magnolia Flowering Plants - Magnoliophyta
Back in the dinosaur days of the late Jurrasic, 150 million years or so ago, some proto-magnolia invented flowers and a new kind of "seed in a wrapper" called an angiosperm. Flowers, and seeds that could develop into complex fruits, proved so stunning an evolutionary advantage that flowering plants came to dominate most of the world by the end of the dinosaur era.

Around the early Cretaceous, perhaps 140 million years ago, the flowering plants split into two camps, Lillies (monocots) and Magnolias (dicots). Lillies have long leaves with parallel veins while Magnolias have broad leaves with radiating veins. Actually it's a whole lot more complex and confusing than that, but that's plenty for discussing food.

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