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| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| high = <!--- 1m (3 ft) -->
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| wide = <!--- 65cm (25 inches) -->
| origin = <!--- Mexico, S America, S Europe, garden, etc -->
| origin = C. America
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| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| lifespan = <!--- perennial, annual, etc -->
| exposure = <!--- sun, part-sun, semi-shade, shade, indoors, bright filtered (you may list more than 1) -->
| exposure = sun
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| water = <!--- frequent, regular, drought tolerant, let dry then soak -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
| features = <!--- flowers, fragrance, naturalizes, invasive -->
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{{edit-desc}}<!--- Type GENERAL genus/plant description below this line, then delete this entire line -->
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[[Corn]], or maize, is the only domesticated taxon in the genus Zea.
[[Corn]], or maize, is the only domesticated taxon in the genus Zea. Strong upright stems with broad, smooth, strap-like leaves. Male flowers are at tops of stems, female flowers grow from leaf axils, with solid spathe-like core enclosed within the leaves, in summer. Fruit forms as massed grains around the core in late summerÐautumn.
==Cultivation==
==Cultivation==
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Adaptable to most type of soil. Place in open position with sun.
===Propagation===
===Propagation===
Seed.
===Pests and diseases===
===Pests and diseases===
''Z. luxurians''<br>
''Z. luxurians''<br>
''Z. mays'' ssp. ''huehuetenangensis''<br>
''Z. mays'' ssp. ''huehuetenangensis''<br>
''Z. mays'' ssp. ''mays'' ([[maize]])<br>
''Z. mays'' ssp. ''mays'' ([[corn]], maize)<br>
''Z. mays'' ssp. ''mexicana''<br>
''Z. mays'' ssp. ''mexicana''<br>
''Z. mays'' ssp. ''parviglumis''<br>
''Z. mays'' ssp. ''parviglumis''<br>
