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Centaurea cyanus, commonly known as cornflower or bachelor's button, [note 1] is an annual flowering plant in the family Asteraceae native to Europe. In the past, it often grew as a weed in cornfields (in the broad sense of "corn", referring to grains, such as wheat, barley, rye, or oats), hence its
Uvularia sessilifolia, the sessile bellwort, sessileleaf bellwort, little merrybells [2] or wild oats, is a species of bellwort native to eastern and central North America. It grows in woodlands with wet or dry soils. The strap-like leaves are sessile on the stem. The flowers are yellow, narrowly bell-shaped, and creamy yellow, blooming in spring.
They provide, through direct human consumption, just over one-half (51%) of all dietary energy; rice provides 20%, [6] wheat supplies 20%, maize (corn) 5.5%, and other grains 6%. [ citation needed ] Some members of the Poaceae are used as building materials ( bamboo , thatch , and straw ); others can provide a source of biofuel , primarily via ...
The oat (Avena sativa), sometimes called the common oat, is a species of cereal grain grown for its seed, which is known by the same name (usually in the plural). Oats appear to have been domesticated as a secondary crop, as their seeds resembled those of other cereals closely enough for them to be included by early cultivators.
Avena is a genus of Eurasian and African plants [5] in the grass family.Collectively known as the oats, they include some species which have been cultivated for thousands of years as a food source for humans and livestock. [6]
The tall golden flower spikes are attractive on the plant, especially radiant when backlit by the sun. [6] They may also be used for dried flowers. Under the synonym Stipa gigantea this plant [ 3 ] [ 7 ] and the cultivar 'Gold Fontaene' [ 8 ] have won the Royal Horticultural Society 's Award of Garden Merit .
Squirrel corn has small yellow clustered bulblets (looking roughly like kernels of corn), finely dissected leaves, and white heart-shaped flowers. The flowers are fragrant. [ 3 ] It is a spring ephemeral , leafing out and flowering in spring and going dormant in summer.
Maize (Zea mays, Poaceae) is the most widely cultivated C 4 plant.[1]In botany, C 4 carbon fixation is one of three known methods of photosynthesis used by plants. C 4 plants increase their photosynthetic efficiency by reducing or suppressing photorespiration, which mainly occurs under low atmospheric CO 2 concentration, high light, high temperature, drought, and salinity.