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<div id="mw-content-text" class="mw-body-content"><div class="mw-content-ltr mw-parser-output" lang="en" dir="ltr"><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Variety of maize</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1257001546">.mw-parser-output .infobox-subbox{padding:0;border:none;margin:-3px;width:auto;min-width:100%;font-size:100%;clear:none;float:none;background-color:transparent}.mw-parser-output .infobox-3cols-child{margin:auto}.mw-parser-output .infobox .navbar{font-size:100%}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme)>div:not(.notheme)[style]{background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data:not(.notheme) div:not(.notheme){background:#1f1f23!important;color:#f8f9fa}}@media(min-width:640px){body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table{display:table!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>caption{display:table-caption!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table>tbody{display:table-row-group}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table tr{display:table-row!important}body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table th,body.skin--responsive .mw-parser-output .infobox-table td{padding-left:inherit;padding-right:inherit}}</style><table class="infobox biota"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above cultivar" style="background:palegreen;">Flint corn</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Corncobs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7d/Corncobs.jpg/220px-Corncobs.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="147" class="mw-file-element" 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<i>indurata</i></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Flint corn</b> (<i><a href="/wiki/Zea_mays" class="mw-redirect" title="Zea mays">Zea mays</a></i> var. <i>indurata</i>; also known as <b>Indian corn</b> or sometimes <b>calico corn</b>) is a variant of <a href="/wiki/Maize" title="Maize">maize</a>, the same species as common corn.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Because each kernel has a hard outer layer to protect the soft <a href="/wiki/Endosperm" title="Endosperm">endosperm</a>, it is likened to being hard as <a href="/wiki/Flint" title="Flint">flint</a>, hence the name.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is one of six major types of corn, the others being <a href="/wiki/Dent_corn" title="Dent corn">dent corn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pod_corn" title="Pod corn">pod corn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Popcorn" title="Popcorn">popcorn</a>, <a href="/wiki/Flour_corn" title="Flour corn">flour corn</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sweet_corn" title="Sweet corn">sweet corn</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r886046785">.mw-parser-output .toclimit-2 .toclevel-1 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-3 .toclevel-2 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-4 .toclevel-3 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-5 .toclevel-4 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-6 .toclevel-5 ul,.mw-parser-output .toclimit-7 .toclevel-6 ul{display:none}</style><div class="toclimit-3"><meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint_corn&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>With less soft <a href="/wiki/Starch" title="Starch">starch</a> than <a href="/wiki/Dent_corn" title="Dent corn">dent corn</a> (<i><a href="/wiki/Zea_mays" class="mw-redirect" title="Zea mays">Zea mays</a> indentata</i>), flint corn does not have the dents in each kernel from which dent corn gets its name.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is one of the three types of corn cultivated by <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Americas" title="Indigenous peoples of the Americas">Native Americans</a>, both in New England and across the northern tier, including tribes such as the <a href="/wiki/Pawnee_people" title="Pawnee people">Pawnee</a> on the <a href="/wiki/Great_Plains" title="Great Plains">Great Plains</a>. <a href="/wiki/Archaeologist" class="mw-redirect" title="Archaeologist">Archaeologists</a> have found evidence of such corn cultivation in what is now the United States before 1000 BC.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Corn was initially domesticated in Mexico by native peoples about 9,000 years ago. They used many generations of selective breeding to transform a wild <a href="/wiki/Teosinte" class="mw-redirect" title="Teosinte">teosinte</a> grass with small grains into the rich source of food that is modern <i>Zea mays</i>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (June 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Distinctive_traits">Distinctive traits</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint_corn&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Distinctive traits"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Because flint corn has a very low water content, it is more freezing-resistant than other vegetables. It was the only <a href="/wiki/Vermont" title="Vermont">Vermont</a> crop to survive <a href="/wiki/New_England" title="New England">New England</a>'s infamous "<a href="/wiki/Year_Without_a_Summer" title="Year Without a Summer">Year Without a Summer</a>" of 1816.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Coloration">Coloration</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint_corn&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Coloration"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The coloration of flint corn often differs from white and yellow dent corns, many of which were later bred. Most flint corn is multi-colored. Like the Linnaeus variant of maize, any kernel may contain the yellow pigment <a href="/wiki/Zeaxanthin" title="Zeaxanthin">zeaxanthin</a> but at more varying concentrations.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Glass_gem_corn_with_husk.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Glass_gem_corn_with_husk.jpg/220px-Glass_gem_corn_with_husk.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="164" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Glass_gem_corn_with_husk.jpg/330px-Glass_gem_corn_with_husk.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0e/Glass_gem_corn_with_husk.jpg/440px-Glass_gem_corn_with_husk.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1920" data-file-height="1434" /></a><figcaption>Glass Gem Corn</figcaption></figure> <p>Regional varieties with specific coloration include <a href="/wiki/Blue_corn" title="Blue corn">blue corn</a> and <a href="/wiki/Purple_corn" title="Purple corn">purple corn</a>. <a href="/wiki/Glass_Gem_Corn" title="Glass Gem Corn">Glass Gem corn</a> became internet famous in 2012 when photos of this brightly colored flint corn went viral.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Uses">Uses</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Flint_corn&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Uses"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Popcorn" title="Popcorn">Popcorn</a> (<i>Zea mays everta</i>, "corn turned inside out") is considered a variant of this type. It has a hard, slightly translucent kernel.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Flint corn is also the type of corn preferred for making <a href="/wiki/Hominy" title="Hominy">hominy</a>, a staple food in the Americas since <a href="/wiki/Pre-Columbian" class="mw-redirect" title="Pre-Columbian">pre-Columbian</a> times. </p><p>In the United States, the flint corn cultivars that have large proportions of kernels with <a href="/wiki/Hue" title="Hue">hues</a> outside the <a href="/wiki/Yellow" title="Yellow">yellow</a> range are primarily used <a href="/wiki/Ornamental_plant" title="Ornamental plant">ornamentally</a> as part of <a href="/wiki/Thanksgiving" title="Thanksgiving">Thanksgiving</a> decorations. They are often called either "ornamental corn" or "Indian corn", although each of those names also has other meanings. 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