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Mexican teosinte

Zea mexicana (Schrad.) Kuntze

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Zea

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Mexican teosinte: Zea mays subsp. mexicana , Chalco race, herbarium specimen number L.1352284 collected in 29 September 1977 in Estado de Mexico. Altitude circa 2200m. Valley of
Photo: Bijmoer R., Arias Guerrero S., Creuwels J. - Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
类蜀黍, 墨西哥野玉米, 類蜀黍
English
Mexican teosinte

Synonyms

  • Euchlaena bourgaei E.Fourn.
  • Euchlaena bourgeaui E.Fourn.
  • Euchlaena giovanninii E.Fourn.
  • Euchlaena mexicana Schrad.
  • Reana giovannini Brign.
  • Zea mays subsp. mexicana (Schrad.) Iltis
  • Zea mexicana subsp. mexicana

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

  • Mexican teosinte: Zea mays subsp. mexicana , Chalco race, herbarium specimen number L.1352284 collected in 29 September 1977 in Estado de Mexico. Altitude circa 2200m. Valley of
    Photo: Bijmoer R., Arias Guerrero S., Creuwels J. - Naturalis Biodiversity Center, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.