corn silk
Corn, whose Latin name is 'Zea mays', is from the family of wheatgrass. Its homeland is South America. It grows in Anatolia and Black Sea regions in our country. It likes humid, warm climates. Although it is usually planted in June and harvested in September, the harvest time may be earlier depending on the regions. It is an annual, monoecious cereal plant.Its body is hard and upright. The sessile leaves are broad, long, hairy on the upper surface, glabrous on the lower surface, and cover the base and the stem in a sheath. The flowers that open in June or August are covered with leaflets called husk. Corn kernels are light or dark yellow, brown or reddish in color.