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Scientific Name
Zea mays
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Zea mays L.
Park
Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park (CHOH)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
CORN
Park Synonyms
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderPoales
FamilyPoaceae
GenusZea
SpeciesZea mays
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Engelhardt et al., 2008
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
2
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Geoff Sanders
Last Modified Date
10/28/2008 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Killip, 1953: July 3, 1937; several plants developed as results of flood of March 1936, one producing two small ears. A single plant appeared after the flood of 1937. All soon died., Park Species Data Source: Killip, 1953
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