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Zea mays L.
corn

       
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Photo of Zea mays L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Bolivia, Cochabamba. Usage Requirements.
 
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Zea mays L.

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Distribution:
Zea mays L.

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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, FL, GA, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, MT, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NV, NY, OH, OR, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, UT, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Zea mays L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 5 species in Zea or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Zea mays L. ssp. mays. .
Zea mays ssp. mays
corn
Distribution of Zea mays L. ssp. parviglumis Iltis & Doebley. .
Zea mays ssp. parviglumis
corn
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Zea mays L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Zea L. – corn
Species Zea mays L. – corn
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Zea mays L.

corn

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Zea mays L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Zea mays L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Minor   Low   Low   Moderate  
Yarrow Moderate   Moderate       Moderate  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Zea mays L.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account, distribution map, and illustration from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42269.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 

Related Web Sites:
Zea mays L.

AZ-Southwest Exotic Plant Information Clearinghouse

FAO-Animal Feed Resources Information System

FAO-Grassland Species Profiles

GRAMENE-Browse the Maize Genome

IA-Grasses of Iowa

IN-Center for New Crops and Plants Products

MaizeGDB

OH-Ohio State University Seed Biology

OR-Forage Information System

The Great Corn Adventure

Tropical Forages

UK-Plants For A Future

 
 
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