Columbian exchange
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The Columbian exchange, also known as the Columbian interchange, was the widespread transfer of plants, animals, and diseases between the New World in the Western Hemisphere, and the Old World in the
The Columbian exchange of crop plants, livestock, and diseases went in both directions between the Old World and the New World.
Andenes terraces on Taquile are used to grow traditional Andean staples such as quinoa and potatoes, alongside wheat—a European introduction.
Native Americans learned to use horses, dramatically expanding their hunting range. George Catlin, 1844.
An early Old World medical illustration of people with syphilis, Vienna, 1498
Maize
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Maize, also known as corn, is a tall stout grass that produces cereal grain. The leafy stalk of the plant gives rise to male inflorescences or tassels which produce pollen, and female inflorescences c
Columbian exchange
…interchange of many species of crops and livestock, which supported increases in food production and population in the Old World. American crops such as maize, potatoes, tomatoes, tobacco, cassava, sweet potatoes, and chili peppers became important crops around the world. Old World rice, wheat, sugar cane…
Zea mays Köhler–s Medizinal Pflanzen 283
Many small male flowers make up the tassel.
Female inflorescence, with young silk
Stalks, ears and silk