Maize leaf and the remains of a male inflorescence
A Maize leaf is approximately 40 cm long and the height of the whole plant is approximately 150 cm.
This image shows a closer view of a maize leaf.
The leaf is typical of grasses, comprising two parts, the blade and the sheath. The blade has a number of main veins originating at its base, running more or less parallel and converging again at the leaf tip. The sheath is a distinctive feature of leaves of the grass family. It is tightly wrapped around the stem. At the base of the sheath is the node, the point of origin of the leaf.
Image by John Bebbington FRPS
Maize leaf and the remains of a male inflorescence
A Maize leaf is approximately 40 cm long and the height of the whole plant is approximately 150 cm.
This image shows a closer view of a maize leaf.
The leaf is typical of grasses, comprising two parts, the blade and the sheath. The blade has a number of main veins originating at its base, running more or less parallel and converging again at the leaf tip. The sheath is a distinctive feature of leaves of the grass family. It is tightly wrapped around the stem. At the base of the sheath is the node, the point of origin of the leaf.
Image by John Bebbington FRPS