Zea mays
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Zea mays, maize

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Zea mays, adventitious roots

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Zea mays, separate male and female inflorescences

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Zea mays, long styles emerge from the top of the husks

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Zea mays, ripening cobs

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Zea mays, ripe cob after removal of the husks

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Zea mays, boiled cobs in the tropics

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Zea mays, maize as fodder in the temporate regions

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