Scientific name:
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Zea mays L. |
Family name latin:
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Poaceae |
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| Description: |
Up to 3 m high, old cultivated plant of the American Indian advanced civilizations with an approx. 4 cm thick shoot axis and monoecious flowers; female flowers in axillary ears; male flowers in terminal panicles, releasing very large amounts of pollen; annual; flowering season: VII - IX; also used as feed in stock fattening; shredded, the entire plant serves as forage maize;
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| Occurence: |
Widespread and cultivated in numerous types; sometimes also as an ornamental plant with colored kernels;
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| Allergy trigger: |
Pollen, 50 - 140 µm;
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| Invasions path: |
Inhalative (July - September);
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| Synonyms: |
Maize, sweet corn;
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| Allergology: |
Because of their size and the attached filaments, the pollen are only carried through the air for short stretches; thus allergic reactions occur almost exclusively in crop regions and especially by employees on the corn fields.
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| Clinical relevance: |
light
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| Cross reactivities: |
Occurrence possible- Soy bean
- Blue grass, (Kentucky)
- Oats, common
- Wheat, common
- Barley
- Ryegrass, perennial
- Rice
- Millet
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