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Mystery Plant Strongly Related to Corn Grows Across Regions
John Nelson of the University of South Carolina identifies a tall grass across the eastern U S and parts of South America as a corn relative. The monoecious plant bears terminal spikes with pistillate lower flowers and staminate upper flowers, producing grain resembling corn kernels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
USA
Florida
Texas
Upper Midwest
New England
South America
Britain
John Nelson
A.C. Moore
University of South Carolina
Department of Biological Sciences
Columbia
Herbarium.org
Nelson