Zea mays Linnaeus subsp. mays

Zea mays Linnaeus subsp. mays is an accepted subspecies name sensu FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b.

Vernacular names

• maïs cultivé Provancher, 1862
• maïs cultivé Provancher, 1862

• corn FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b
• maize FNA Ed. Comm., 2003b

Synonyms

• Mays americana Baumgarten nom. illeg. Soreng et al., 2000+
• Mays zea Gaertner Soreng et al., 2000+
• Mayzea cerealis Rafinesque Soreng et al., 2000+
• Zea americana Miller Soreng et al., 2000+
• Zea segetalis Salisbury Soreng et al., 2000+
• Zea vulgaris Miller Soreng et al., 2000+

Distribution

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• Native
• Introduced
• Ephemeral
• Excluded
• Extirpated
• Doubtful
• Absent

Classification

Class	Equisetopsida
Subclass	Magnoliidae
Superorder	Lilianae
Order	Poales
Family	Poaceae
Subfamily	Panicoideae
Tribe	Andropogoneae
Subtribe	Tripsacinae
Genus	Zea
Species	Zea mays
Subspecies	Zea mays subsp. mays

Habit

Herb