Zea mays

Characteristics

Monocots
POACEAE
Zea
Zea mays L. subsp. mays
CORN; MAIZE
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Not Native
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Classification

POALES
POACEAE
Zea
Zea mays L. subsp. mays - CORN; MAIZE

Citation

ZEA MAYS Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 971. 1753.
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Without data (lectotype: LINN 1096.1). Lectotypified by Iltis & Doebley, Amer. J. Bot. 67: 1001. 1980.
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Plant Photos

Zea mays - 164
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Zea mays - 159
Zea mays - Keith Bradley View Full Size
Zea mays - 159
Zea mays - Keith Bradley View Full Size
Zea mays - 159
Zea mays - Keith Bradley View Full Size
Zea mays - 159
Zea mays - Keith Bradley View Full Size