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

Edible: yes

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

Logos 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

Logos 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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