Zizania aquatica var. aquatica

Common names: Southern wildrice Zizanie aquatique
Endemic
Synonyms: Zizania aquatica var. subbrevis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 48.
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Illustrator: Sandy Long

Copyright: Utah State University

Plants to 5 m. Blades (5) 10-75 mm wide. Pistillate spikelets 7-24 mm; awns to 10 cm.

Distribution

Del., D.C., Wis., Ala., Ga., Md., Miss., N.C., N.H., N.J., Ohio, R.I., S.C., Fla., La., Pa., N.Y., Va., Vt., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Conn., Maine, Mass., Minn., Mich., Alta., B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.), Ont., Que.

Discussion

Zizania aquatica var. aquatica grows in fresh or somewhat brackish marshes, swamps, streams, and lakes. Its native range extends from southeastern Minnesota to southern Maine, and south to central Florida and southern Louisiana. Plants in the Wading River, New Jersey, grow mostly immersed; narrow-leaved populations occur locally in the New England states and near Ottawa, Ontario.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

acute +  and acuminate +
Edward E. Terrell +
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
scabridulous +
slender +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
keeled +  and rounded +
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
divergent +  and parallel +
not fused +
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
swelling +
not evident +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (150 cm1,500 mm <br />1.5 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (7.5 cm75 mm <br />0.075 m <br />) +
pistillate +  and staminate +
ascending;reflexed +
spikelike +
Southern wildrice +  and Zizanie aquatique +
aerenchymatous +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (500 cm5,000 mm <br />5 m <br />) +
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (500 cm5,000 mm <br />5 m <br />) +
Del. +, D.C. +, Wis. +, Ala. +, Ga. +, Md. +, Miss. +, N.C. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, Ohio +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Fla. +, La. +, Pa. +, N.Y. +, Va. +, Vt. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Conn. +, Maine +, Mass. +, Minn. +, Mich. +, Alta. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, Nfld. and Labr. (Labr.) +, Ont. +  and Que. +
0 +  and 1/3 +
capillary +
sometimes longer +
sterile +, fertile +, sexual +, unisexual +  and bisexual +
round +  and compressed +
cylindrical +, oblong +  and ovoid +
subtending +
reduced +
uncinate +
solid +  and hollow +
aerenchymatous +
distributed +
thread-like +  and shriveled +
coriaceous +, chartaceous +  and membranous +
0.4mm +  and 1mm +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
scarious +  and membranous +
annular +
inconspicuous +
complex +  and simple +
concealed +  and prominent +
2 +  and 1 +
well-developed +
thread-like +  and shriveled +
membranous +
0.4mm +  and 1mm +
20cm +  and 120cm +
10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
dry +  and fleshy +
not prolonged +
scabridulous +
not inflated +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
[9/10] +, /2 +  and 1 +
sublustrous +  and dull +
oblong +, lanceolate +, awned +  and acuminate +
0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
1mm +  and 2.5mm +
1 +  and 3 +
simple +  and compound +
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
triangular +  and dome--shaped +
Zizania aquatica var. subbrevis +
Zizania aquatica var. aquatica +
Zizania aquatica +
variety +
membranous +
stoloniferous +, rhizomatous +  and rooted +