PLANTS Profile for Zea mays ssp. mays (corn)

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PLANTS Profile

Zea mays L. ssp. mays
corn

Symbol:

ZEMAM2

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Poaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Graminoid

Native Status:

L48		I
PR		I
VI		I
CAN		I

More Information:

Images:
Zea mays L. ssp. mays

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Synonyms:
Zea mays L. ssp. mays

	ZEMAE	Zea mays L. ssp. everta (Sturtev.) Zhuk.
	ZEMAJ	Zea mays L. var. japonica (Van Houtte) Alph. Wood
	ZEMAT	Zea mays L. var. tunicata Larrañaga ex A. St.-Hil.,

Distribution:
Zea mays L. ssp. mays


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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. ssp. mays

View 342 genera in Poaceae, 5 species in Zea, 2 subspecies in Zea mays L.

Classification:
Zea mays L. ssp. mays

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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
Subspecies	Zea mays L. ssp. mays – corn

U.S. Weed Information:
Zea mays L. ssp. mays

Zea mays
corn

The related entity italicized and indented above 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. ssp. mays

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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More Accounts and Images:
Zea mays L. ssp. mays

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524870.

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

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 06/18/2013 03:22 AM CDT