Black Aztec Corn  - Heirloom Vegetable - Zea mays - 10 Seeds Oregano The Latin word

The Latin word

They can however cause nausea if eaten raw

Central America and the Caribbean

shape makes it a perfect stuffer

but its numbers have been greatly depleted by harvesting for fire wood since the eighteenth century

Black Aztec Corn  - Heirloom Vegetable - Zea mays - 10 Seeds Oregano The Latin wordThis old Mexican heirloom variety produces 18cm ears on approximately 180cm plants. When the kernels are still light coloured, the ears can be picked and used as sweet corn. Allowing the ears to mature, the kernels turn black, grey black, or bluish black in colour. Harvested at that mature stage, it can be dried and ground for corn meal.