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/ Zizania
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Name derivation:
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L.
zizanium, darnel (weedy ryegrasses), cockle (weedy
plant), Gr.
common name ‘wild rice’, ‘Indian rice’.
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Classification:
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Zizania Linnaeus; three species are native to N.
America, one to China
Z. palustris (Northern wild rice) – Boreal Forest
biomes in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and
Michigan.
Z aquatica (Wild rice) – St. Lawrence
River and Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of USA.
Z. texana – small area along the San
Marcos River, Central Texas.
Z. latifolia – perennial native to China.
Order Poales; Family Poaceae.
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Morphology:
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Graminoid growth habitat.
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Similar
genera:
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Habitat:
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Freshwater; shallow
water in lakes and slow-flowing streams.
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