Zizania palustris, commonly known as northern wild rice, is an aquatic grass native to North America, crucial for both ecosystems and indigenous cultures. This tall annual grass thrives in shallow, slow-moving waters, producing edible grains that are a vital food source.
Monthly activity intensity for bloom and fruit across both hemispheres.
Flowering & fruiting calendar
Flowering & fruiting calendar
Photos of Northern Wild Rice (Zizania palustris)
8 known issues from plant disease data
Bacterial Leaf Streak on Cultivated Wild Rice causes water-soaked spots that stretch into long brown or black leaf streaks with a striped look.
Ergot on Cultivated Wild Rice first appears as sticky fluid on the panicle, then kernels are replaced by pink to purple bodies that harden black.
Common names and botanical synonyms
Botanical classification
| Rank | Name |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Class | Liliopsida |
| Order | Poales |
| Family | Poaceae |
| Genus | Zizania |
| Species | Zizania palustris |
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