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
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Many small male flowers make up the tassel.
Female inflorescence, with young silk
Stalks, ears and silk
Zea (plant)
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Zea is a genus of flowering plants in the grass family. The best-known species is Z. mays, one of the most important crops for human societies throughout much of the world. The four wild species are c
Maize
…yellow or white; other varieties can be of many colors. Maize was domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 9,000 years ago from wild teosinte. Native Americans planted it alongside beans and squashes in the Three Sisters polyculture. Maize relies on humans for its propagation. Since the…
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Teosinte (top), maize-teosinte hybrid (middle), maize (bottom)
Microscopic view of Zea seed
Perennial Teosinte ear Detail