Zea mays subsp. mays, from Spanish: maz after Taino: mahis 2]), often known as corn in North American and Australian English, is a cereal grain that was initially domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico approximately 10,000 years ago. Maize is a member of the Zea mays subsp. mays species. 3] 4] The plant's leafy stalk gives rise to in"orescences, sometimes known as 5tassels,5 which produce pollen...