5 Cool Facts about Corn
(That Sweetens the Deal!)
Learn more
Zea Mays
is a flowering cereal grain plant, better known as Corn, or Maize, which belongs to the grass family
Poaceae
.
Learn more
Corn cannot grow without human intervention. It is a
completely man-made
plant that is reliant on humans for its survival.
Learn more
Modern maize plants can reach up to ten feet in height. The tallest maize plant ever recorded was an
astronomical 45 feet tall!
Learn more
Every cob of corn has an even number of rows of kernels! The
average number of kernels on a cob is 800.
Learn more
Technically,
corn can be classed as a fruit, a grain, and a vegetable!
The cob of corn is a vegetable, the individual corn kernels are grains, and grains are considered to be fruits.
Learn more
thehobbykraze.com
5 Cool Facts about Corn
(That Sweetens the Deal!)