Maize
ಮೆಕ್ಕೆ ಜೋಳमक्काமக்காச்சோளம்
Zea mays L.
- light
- Full sun
- water
- —
- tall
- 2.0 m
- wide
- 46 cm
Poaceae
Also called Corn, Corn,, Indian Corn, Teosinte
Formerly Thalysia mays
When it flowers
Not known yet in the tropics: too few flowering observations to read a season from.
If a child, a pet or anyone may have eaten a plant, contact a doctor or vet straight away, or call the National Poisons Information Centre (AIIMS, New Delhi) on 1800 116 117, free and open 24 hours.
Something wrong with it?About it
- Grows as
- AnnualKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Climate
- Seasonally dry tropicalKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Wild in
- C. & SW. Mexico to W. GuatemalaKew's checklist, not yet checked
- Light
- Full sun (6 h or more)Read from NC State Extension, one source
- Height
- 1.5 m to 2.4 mRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Spread
- 30 cm to 61 cmRead from NC State Extension, one source
- Flowers
- YellowRead from NC State Extension, one source
Not known yet: water, coldest it survives, heat, hottest it survives.
In other languages (12)
- Czech
- kukuřice
- Persian
- ذرت
- Indonesian
- jagung
- Chinese
- 玉米, 玉蜀黍
- Hindi
- मक्का
- Danish
- Majs
- Swedish
- Majs
- German
- Mais, Kukuruz
- Portuguese
- abati
- Hebrew
- תירס
- Polish
- Kukurydza
- Norwegian Bokmål
- Mais
Where this comes from
- Wikidata, read 2026-10-26, CC0-1.0
- Kew's checklist, read 2026-10-24, CC-BY-4.0
- NC State Extension, read 2026-10-25, fact, cited
- Wikimedia Commons, read 2026-10-25, CC BY-SA 3.0
- 3D model: Zea mays (built for Vanagrha) by Vanagrha, own
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