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The tumbleweed, also known as the Russian Thistle, came to the prairies of the United States in the late 1870âs. It found its way here in grains and seeds imported from Russia. The Mennonites imported the tumbleweed in flax seed in 1877 to South Dakota.The tumbleweed first sprouted in Bon Homme County, South Dakota.Some people believe the Mennonites brought the tumbleweed deliberately, due to the discriminating way they had been treated.he Mennonites imported the tumbleweed in flax seed in 1877 to South Dakota. The tumbleweed first sprouted in Bon Homme County, South Dakota. Some people believe the Mennonites brought the tumbleweed deliberately, due to the discriminating way they had been treated.
Where did tobacco originate from? We already know that processed tobacco comes from the tobacco plant, most commonly Nicotiana tabacum. Plants from the Nicotiana family originated from both North and South America, Australia, Africa and the South Pacific. However, the tobacco that is most commonly grown as a cash crop today originated in the Americas where it had long been cultivated and used by the native people. Christopher Columbus was the first European to be introduced to the plant on his first voyage to the New World.