From the earliest green algae to the global spread of flowering plants, see how the green world blanketed the land layer by layer and quietly rewrote the atmosphere and climate. Nodes are arranged radially to show the relatedness of green plants (green algae + land plants), each labeled with its origin time. Drag the timeline below to view which groups existed at that moment — groups that hadn't appeared yet are hidden; groups that had appeared glow green if still alive at that point, or turn into a red dashed line if already extinct. Click a node for details, which highlights its connecting path back to the origin of plants; hover for a quick summary.