General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Grass/Grass-like
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Fruit: Edible to birds
Edible Parts: Fruit
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Pollinators: Wind
Containers: Not suitable for containers

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Common names
  • Teosinte

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Date: Fall
Rhizome roots of Zea diploperennis (Perennial teosinte)

Date: 2007-06-20
Credit Jeffdelonge
Location: Cache Valley, Rocky Mountains
Date: 2013-08-25
Perennial Teosinte
Location: The diploid perennial teosinte produces pistillate spikelets both in the axils of leaves along the main stem and at the ends of the main branches where staminate spikelets then terminate the spike.The diploid perennial teosinte produces pistillate spikelets both in the axils of leaves along the main stem and at the ends of the main branches where staminate spikelets then terminate the spike.
Credit Matt Lavin

Date: 2012-06-24
Credit Daderot

Credit Matt Lavin

Credit Matt Lavin

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