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Zizania aquatica


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Zizania aquatica
  • Scientific Name: Zizania aquatica
  • Common Name: annual wildrice
  • Symbol: ZIAQ
  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Zizania
  • Family: Poaceae
  • Family Common Name: Grass family
  • Order: Cyperales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
  • Kingdom: Plantae
  • Duration: Annual
  • Growth Habit: Graminoid
  • Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
  • Flower Color: Green
  • Flower Conspicuous: No
  • Foliage Color: Green
  • Foliage Texture: Medium
  • Fruit Color: Black
  • Fruit Color: Black
  • Edible: yes
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    Wild rice growth habit and seed detail


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  • Scientific Name: Zizania aquatica
  • Common Name(s): Wild rice
  • Edible: yes
  • Medicinal: no
  • Parts Used: fruit


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    13 Aug, 2008

    Description: Wild rice is a tall grass that averages 1 to 1.5 meters in height, but may reach 4.5 meters. Its grain grows in very loose heads at the top of the plant and is dark brown or blackish when ripe.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
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    13 Aug, 2008

    Habitat and Distribution: Wild rice grows only in very wet areas in tropical and temperate regions.
    Current Rating: 0.0000
    Logos
    13 Aug, 2008

    Edible Parts: During the spring and summer, the central portion of the lower sterns and root shoots are edible. Remove the tough covering before eating. During the late summer and fail, collect the straw-covered husks. Dry and parch the husks, break them, and remove the rice. Boil or roast the rice and then beat it into flour.
    Current Rating: 0.0000

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    Wild rice growth habit and seed detail


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