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Zea mays

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  • ذرة صفراء[3]
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  • Եգիպտացորեն[3]
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  • blat de moro[3]
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  • cal-coshac[3]
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  • kukuřice setá[3]
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  • harilik mais[3]
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  • viljamaissi[3]
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  • kukorica[3]
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  • トウモロコシ[3]
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  • Paprastasis kukurūzas[3]
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  • Kukurydza zwyczajna[3]
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  • Кукуруза обыкновенная[3]
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  • kukurica siata[3]
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  • ข้าวโพด[3]
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  • Кукурудза звичайна[3]
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Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Zea mays — Plant Toolbox common names ↗

NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox; English common names in a United States horticultural reference.

Source records
  • Corn — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(1); heading: Common Name(s):; Zea mays.
  • Indian corn — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(2); heading: Common Name(s):; Zea mays.
  • Maize — ul#common_names > li:nth-of-type(3); heading: Common Name(s):; Zea mays.
[2] Zea mays — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • corn — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Mais — results[0].names[37]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Indian corn — results[0].names[43]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Maize — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Mandamin — results[0].names[46]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • choclo — results[0].names[42]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Mazorca — results[0].names[54]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • maíz — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Maïs — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Granoturco — results[0].names[61]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Granturco — results[0].names[60]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Mais — results[0].names[59]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • maïs — results[0].names[39]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Milho — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
[3] Zea mays — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • corn — results[16].names[2]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Mais — results[16].names[37]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Indian corn — results[16].names[43]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Maize — results[16].names[1]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Mandamin — results[16].names[46]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • choclo — results[16].names[42]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Mazorca — results[16].names[54]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • maíz — results[16].names[24]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Maïs — results[16].names[29]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Granoturco — results[16].names[61]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Granturco — results[16].names[60]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Mais — results[16].names[59]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • maïs — results[16].names[39]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Milho — results[16].names[28]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • ahtziri — results[16].names[3]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • bachí — results[16].names[4]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • batchi — results[16].names[5]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • boc — results[16].names[6]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • cal-coshac — results[16].names[7]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • coxi — results[16].names[8]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • deta — results[16].names[9]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • em — results[16].names[10]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • hapxol — results[16].names[11]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • hun — results[16].names[12]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • 'icú — results[16].names[13]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • ishín — results[16].names[14]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • llucu — results[16].names[15]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • ma-kuí — results[16].names[16]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mooc — results[16].names[17]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • ndëchjo — results[16].names[18]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • nih-gno — results[16].names[19]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • nuh-ni — results[16].names[20]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • yuuri — results[16].names[21]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Jagung — results[16].names[23]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • 玉蜀黍 — results[16].names[25]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • 粟米 — results[16].names[26]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • جواری — results[16].names[27]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • ذرت — results[16].names[30]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Centli — results[16].names[31]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Cintli — results[16].names[32]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Elotl — results[16].names[33]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Tlayoli — results[16].names[34]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Choccllo — results[16].names[35]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • kukuřice setá — results[16].names[36]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mais — results[16].names[38]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Кукуруза обыкновенная — results[16].names[40]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • viljamaissi — results[16].names[41]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mmidi — results[16].names[44]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mondere — results[16].names[45]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • majs — results[16].names[47]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • トウモロコシ — results[16].names[48]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • harilik mais — results[16].names[49]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • 옥수수 — results[16].names[50]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Chassi — results[16].names[51]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • キミ — results[16].names[52]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • 玉米 — results[16].names[53]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Kanga — results[16].names[55]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • acipul — results[16].names[56]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • saaco — results[16].names[57]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • බඩ ඉරිඟු — results[16].names[58]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Եգիպտացորեն — results[16].names[62]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mısır — results[16].names[63]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • ذرة صفراء — results[16].names[64]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Paprastasis kukurūzas — results[16].names[65]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Tōnācayōtl — results[16].names[66]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Maizo — results[16].names[67]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • koruza — results[16].names[68]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • blat de moro — results[16].names[69]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • majs — results[16].names[70]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • ข้าวโพด — results[16].names[71]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Naataa — results[16].names[72]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • cawn — results[16].names[73]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Кукурудза звичайна — results[16].names[74]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Jeseirí — results[16].names[75]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Kaan — results[16].names[76]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • kukorica — results[16].names[77]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Kukurydza zwyczajna — results[16].names[78]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mundare — results[16].names[79]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mundale — results[16].names[80]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mundale — results[16].names[81]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mundale — results[16].names[82]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • ndale — results[16].names[83]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mundare — results[16].names[84]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mundale — results[16].names[85]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mundere — results[16].names[86]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • mundele — results[16].names[87]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • tengeri kukorica — results[16].names[88]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • ᏎᎷ — results[16].names[89]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • תירס — results[16].names[90]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • vce — results[16].names[91]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • 粟米 — results[16].names[92]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • 玉蜀黍 — results[16].names[93]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Anyuɔl — results[16].names[94]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Жүгері — results[16].names[95]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Ikuä́ — results[16].names[96]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • 棒子 — results[16].names[97]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • kukurica siata — results[16].names[98]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Mais — results[16].names[99]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
  • Porumb — results[16].names[100]; taxon id 48448; Zea mays.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Zea mays is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Poaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Mature height
1.52–2.44 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Mature spread
0.3–0.61 m

NC State Extension profile. Converted from the source range in feet and inches; mature size varies with growing conditions.

Sources [2]
Plant habit
Erect

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Life cycle
Annual

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Growth rate
Rapid

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Foliage
Deciduous

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Light
Full sun (6 or more hours of direct sunlight a day)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Moisture and drainage
Good Drainage

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil texture
Clay; High Organic Matter; Loam (Silt)

NC State Extension profile.

Sources [2]
Soil pH
Acid (<6.0); Neutral (6.0-8.0)

NC State Extension profile. These source categories do not certify the catalogue’s numeric pH interval.

Sources [2]
Flowering season
Summer

NC State Extension profile. Seasons reflect the source region and do not verify the catalogue’s exact flowering months.

Sources [2]
Native range
C. & SW. Mexico to W. Guatemala.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

High suitability
Nectar value Unknown
Pollen value High
Plant profile

About this plant

Corn (Zea mays) is a herbaceous plant. It flowers from June to August.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Zea mays — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP). This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 1498670; ID 5CXX5; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 1498670; ID 5CXX5; rank species; status accepted

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. NC State Extension Zea mays — Plant Toolbox

    NC State Extension Gardener Plant Toolbox. Growing conditions and seasons reflect its United States horticultural context.

    Supports: Mature heightMature spreadPlant habitLife cycleGrowth rateFoliageLightMoisture and drainageSoil textureSoil pHFlowering season
    Relevant sections
    • Mature height: Dimensions / Height
    • Mature spread: Dimensions / Width
    • Plant habit: Habit/Form
    • Life cycle: Life Cycle
    • Growth rate: Growth Rate
    • Foliage: Woody Plant Leaf Characteristics
    • Light: Light
    • Moisture and drainage: Soil Drainage
    • Soil texture: Soil Texture
    • Soil pH: Soil pH
    • Flowering season: Flower Bloom Time

    Source checked on .

  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Zea mays — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1264833; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 619788, 619792, 619796

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.