Taxonomic Details for Zizania aquatica
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| Common Name: | annual wildrice | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Authority: | L. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ITIS TSN: | 41319 (click on the taxonomic serial number to view the ITIS web page) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Habitats: | Habitat Type: Marsh, Salinity Zone: Fresh water | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| GCE Contact: | Steven C. Pennings, University of Houston, Houston, Texas |
Zizania aquatica is the annual wild rice as opposed to Zizaniopsis, which is perennial.
Zizania and Zizaniopsis are similar. If you need to distinguish them, spend some time studying up on details of stem, leaf and flower shape.
Seed heads are produced in the fall.
