Red pod corn, Zea mays. Tan glumes with reddish tips, transitioning to dark purple glumes towards tip of cob, 12 rows. Cob is slightly curved, void at tip.

Details

Catalog Number: A2007:6:11B

Object Name: corn cob

Material: SEEDPLANT MATERIAL

Dimensions:

• Depth: 48.0 mm
• Length: 197.0 mm
• Width: 46.7 mm

World Region: North America

Place Made: United StatesMinnesotaSaint PaulScience Museum of Minnesota

Collection: Anthropology