What is Zea mays?
Zea mays, commonly known as corn, is an annual grass native to the regions of Guatemala, Mexico Central, and Mexico Southwest. Zea mays (Latin: Zea mays) is an edible plant catalogued in PlantSage.
What is Zea mays? — PlantSage
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What is Zea mays
— Short, snippet-friendly answers to the most-asked questions about Zea mays (Zea mays). For the full profile with citations, open the main page.
Is Zea mays safe to eat?
Zea mays is generally regarded as safe for culinary use when correctly identified and prepared. Avoid wild specimens from polluted ground and confirm species before harvest.
Where does Zea mays grow?
Zea mays is a member native to GUA, MXC, and MXS. Zea mays, or corn, thrives in light to medium soils with a pH between 5.5 and 7.5.
Can I grow Zea mays at home?
Zea mays grows best in USDA zone 2-11, 9/10 light, moist water, and annual life cycle. Detailed sowing, propagation, and care notes are on the full profile.
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