The first land plants probably evolved from shallow freshwater charophyte algae much like Chara almost 500 million years ago.
ðə fˈɜːst lˈænd plˈænts pɹˈɑːbəbli ɪvˈɑːlvd fɹʌm ʃˈæloʊ fɹˈɛʃwɔːɾɚ tʃˈæɹəfˌaɪt ˈælɡiː mˈʌtʃ lˈaɪk tʃˈɑːɹɹə ˈɔːlmoʊst fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd mˈɪliən jˈɪɹz ɐɡˈoʊ.