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diploperennial teosinte
Zea diploperennis
Zea diploperennis, the diploperennial teosinte, is a true grass species in the genus Zea and a teosinte. It is perennial. Virtually all populations of this teosinte are either threatened or endangered: Z. diploperennis exists in an area of only a few square miles. The Mexican and Nicaraguan governments have taken action in recent years to protect wild teosinte populations, using both in situ and ex situ conservation methods. Currently, a large amount of scientific interest exists...
From the article Zea diploperennis on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
Range & habitat
It is endemic to southwest Jalisco, Mexico, where it occurs in maize fields, which in the Manatlán Biosphere Reserve are surrounded by pine and cloud forest, and it is also found in formerly open Quercus-Pinus-Carpinus forests at altitudes of 1400–2200 m above sea level.
Wikipedia: “Distribution and habitat”
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 206232.