Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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Poaceae | Zea mays ssp. mays | Corn, Maize | Very commonly cultivated, rarely volunteering in old fields or around trashpiles, common in cultivation, rare as a short-lived escape. | Native of Mexico. Zea is one of the most important cultivated plants in the world, originating in Mexico, probably from Zea mays ssp. parviglumis Iltis & Doebley. | |
Poaceae | Zea mays ssp. mexicana | Chalco Teosinte, Nobogame Teosinte | Fields, other disturbed areas. | Reported for AL (Kartesz 1999) and FL (Hansen & Wunderlin 2006). | |
Poaceae | Zea mays ssp. parviglumis | Guerrero Teosinte, Balsas Teosinte | Disturbed areas, cultivated as a novelty. | Native of Mexico. |
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