Zea mays (Corn)

Zea mays

Common Name: Corn, 60 Day Corn
Oˊodham Name: Hu:ñ Audio
Group: Crop Plants － Crop Plants

Description

Hu:ñ is a crop plant that is indigenous to the Sonoran desert. It is the fastest growing corn in the world, maturing in just 60 days. It is planted just before the monsoon season and, using the traditional ak:chin (flood farming) method, it grows to maturity using the water supplied by monsoon rains. The harvested corn is roasted on the cob and then dried for storage. Corn is high in thiamine, niacin, potassium and vitamins A and C.

Classification

Kingdom Plantae － Plants

Subkingdom Tracheobionta － Vascular plants

Superdivision Spermatophyta － Seed plants

Division Magnoliophyta － Flowering plants

Class Liliopsida － Monocotyledons

Subclass Commelinidae

Order Cyperales

Family Poaceae － Grass family

Genus Zea L. － corn

Species Zea mays L. － corn

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