Corn grows on tall green stalks that can be even taller than a grown-up! Each corn plant usually grows one or two ears of corn. Corn was first grown by Native Americans thousands of years ago, and it is one of the most important crops in the whole world.
Each ear of corn is wrapped in green leaves called a husk with silky threads peeking out of the top. When you peel back the husk, you find rows and rows of bright yellow kernels lined up perfectly. Each ear of corn can have about eight hundred kernels on it!
Corn is sweet, juicy, and fun to eat right off the cob, especially at summer barbecues. Popcorn, cornflakes, tortillas, corn bread, and corn chips all come from this amazing plant! Corn gives you energy and has fiber that is good for your body.
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