The O'Brien Lab

Teosinte is a wild relative of maize, that lives in the highlands of central Mexico. Like maize it is a C4 annual grass and colonist of disturbed open sites.

Maize infructescence - a cob
Maize infructescence - a cob
Teosinte infructescence - shattering, separate fruits
Teosinte infructescence - shattering, separate fruits
Mucilaginous secretions from teosinte roots, also occurs in high elevation maize
Mucilaginous secretions from teosinte roots, also occurs in high elevation maize
Teosinte at the archeological site in Malinalco, overlooking pyramids
Teosinte at the archeological site in Malinalco, overlooking pyramids