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Other use

Ancestor of modern corn
Missouri Botanical Garden 2020 http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=285225 link

Geographical distribution

  • Northern America, Mexico

Zea mexicana (Schrad.) Kuntze

Family: POACEAE
Genus: Zea
Species: mexicana (Schrad.) Kuntze
Common names: Mexican Teosinte; Rayana Grass
Distribution summary: Mexico
Habit: Annual
Hardiness: H2 - Tender; cool or frost-free greenhouse
Habitat: Scrub and waste land
Garden status: Not currently grown
Reason for growing: Other use


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