Zea perennis (Hitchc.) Reeves & Mangelsd.

Perennial teosinte (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Zea

Characteristics

A hermaphrodite herb. It grows 1-2m high.
Life form
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 2.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-5
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses gene source
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 5 - 14
Germination temperacture (C°) 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Zea perennis unspecified picture

Distribution

Zea perennis world distribution map, present in United States of America

Conservation status

Zea perennis threat status: Critically Endangered

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:270869-2
WFO ID wfo-0000907801
COL ID 5CXXJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Zea perennis Euchlaena perennis Zea perennis subsp. perennis