familyPoaceae
subfamilyPoaceae subfam. Ehrhartoideae
tribePoaceae tribe Oryzeae
genusZizania
speciesZizania palustris
varietyZizania palustris var. palustris

Zizania palustris var. palustris

Edward E. Terrell
Common names: Northern wildrice Zizanie des marais Folle avoine Rlz sauvage
Endemic
Synonyms: Zizania aquatica var. angustifolia
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 50.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Sandy Long

Copyright: Utah State University

Plants to 2 m. Blades 3-21 mm wide. Pistillate part of inflorescences 1-8 (15) cm wide; branches appressed or ascending, or with 1 to few branches somewhat divergent; lower pistillate branches with 2-8 spikelets.

Distribution

Maine, N.H., N.C., Colo., Wash., Ariz., Idaho, N.Dak., Nebr., S.Dak., W.Va., B.C., Man., N.B., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Minn., Mich., Wis., N.Y., Pa., Vt., Mont., Oreg., R.I., Ala., Ark., Ill., Kans., Md., Mo., Ind., Iowa, Mass., Conn.

Discussion

Zizania palustris var. palustris grows in the shallow water of lakes and streams, often forming extensive stands in northern lakes. It has been introduced to British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Idaho, Arizona, and West Virginia for waterfowl food; some of the stands in the Canadian prairies may also have resulted from planting (Aiken et al. 1988).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"decumbent" is not a number.

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2n chromosome quantity
30 +
Abaxial ligule presence
absent +
Abaxial ligule quantity
common +
Adaxial cell presence
absent +
Adaxial cell shape
bulliform +
Adaxial ligule presence
absent +
Anther atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 16 (?) +
Anther quantity
6 +
Apex architecture or shape
awned +
Apex pubescence
hirsute +
Apex shape
narrowed +
Arm cell anatomy
kranz +
Arm cell presence
absent +
Auricle presence
absent +
Author
Edward E. Terrell +
Authority
L. +
Awn atypical quantity
1 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Awn orientation
arising +
Awn position or structure subtype
terminal +
Awn quantity
single +
Awn relief
scabridulous +
Awn size
slender +
Awn some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
Back shape
keeled +  and rounded +
Base architecture
pseudopetiolate +  and branching +
Base arrangement
divergent +  and parallel +
Base fusion
not fused +
Base position
intravaginal +, extravaginal +, branching +  and basal +
Base size
swelling +
Base texture
hard +
Base width
thick +
Blade architecture or arrangement
not radiate +
Blade architecture or pubescence or relief
smooth +
Blade arrangement
parallel +
Blade length
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
Blade position
adaxial +
Blade prominence
not evident +
Blade prominence or shape
flat +
Blade pubescence
glabrous +
Blade pubescence or relief
scabrous +
Blade shape
cross +
Blade width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (2.1 cm21 mm <br />0.021 m <br />) +
Branch architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Branch arrangement
divergent +
Branch orientation
ascending;appressed +
Branch quantity
few;1 +
Branch reproduction
unisexual +
Branch shape
spikelike +
Common name
Northern wildrice +, Zizanie des marais +, Folle avoine +  and Rlz sauvage +
Culm architecture
aerenchymatous +
Culm architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Culm duration
annual +
Culm growth form
climbing +
Culm growth form or location
floating +
Culm height
20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br /> (500 cm5,000 mm <br />5 m <br />) +
Culm orientation
erect +
Culm prominence
immersed +
Culm some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (300 cm3,000 mm <br />3 m <br />) +
Culm texture
woody +
Distribution
Maine +, N.H. +, N.C. +, Colo. +, Wash. +, Ariz. +, Idaho +, N.Dak. +, Nebr. +, S.Dak. +, W.Va. +, B.C. +, Man. +, N.B. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Minn. +, Mich. +, Wis. +, N.Y. +, Pa. +, Vt. +, Mont. +, Oreg. +, R.I. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Ill. +, Kans. +, Md. +, Mo. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Mass. +  and Conn. +
Embryo architecture or shape
cleft +
Embryo presence
absent +
Embryo quantity
0 +  and 1/3 +
Filament shape
capillary +
Floret architecture
pistillate +
Floret length or size
sometimes longer +
Floret quantity
1 +
Floret reproduction
sterile +, fertile +, sexual +, unisexual +  and bisexual +
Floret shape
round +  and compressed +
Fruit shape
cylindrical +, oblong +  and ovoid +
Fusoid cell presence
absent +
Glume architecture or shape
awned +
Glume position
subtending +
Glume presence
absent +
Glume quantity
2 +
Glume size
reduced +
Hair arrangement
scattered +
Hair height or length or size
short +
Hair shape
uncinate +
Hilum arrangement or course or shape
linear +
Hilum coloration or relief
punctate +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Utah State University +
Illustrator
Sandy Long +
Inflorescence architecture
compound +
Internode architecture
solid +  and hollow +
Internode height or length or size
short +
Internode presence
absent +
Layer presence
absent +
Leaf architecture
aerenchymatous +
Leaf arrangement
distributed +
Leaf arrangement or density
concentrated +
Leaf margin arrangement
Overlapping (?) +
Lemma architecture
5-veined +
Lemma architecture or shape
awned +
Lemma reproduction
fertile +
Lemma texture
coriaceous +, chartaceous +  and membranous +
Lemma width
0.6mm +  and 2.6mm +
Ligule presence
absent +
Ligule pubescence
glabrous +
Ligule some measurement
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.6 cm16 mm <br />0.016 m <br />) +
Ligule texture
scarious +  and membranous +
Lobe shape
annular +
Lodicule prominence
inconspicuous +
Lodicule quantity
2 +
Lodicule texture
membranous +
Lower branch architecture
pistillate +
Margin pubescence
scabrous +  and glabrate +
Margin shape or vernation
involute +
Microhair presence
absent +
Midrib architecture
complex +  and simple +
Node prominence
concealed +  and prominent +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Other quantity
2 +  and 1 +
Ovary pubescence
glabrous +
Palea architecture
3-veined +
Palea development
well-developed +
Palea quantity
lacking +
Palea shape
1-keeled +
Palea texture
membranous +
Palea width
0.6mm +  and 2.6mm +
Panicle length
24cm +  and 60cm +
Panicle width
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Papilla presence
absent +
Pericarp arrangement
separating +
Pericarp condition or texture
dry +
Pericarp texture
dry +  and fleshy +
Pseudopetiole presence
absent +
Rachilla length
not prolonged +
Rachis prominence
evident +
Reference
None +
Sheath architecture
open +
Sheath condition
closed +
Sheath pubescence
with scattered hairs +  and glabrous +
Sheath shape
not inflated +
Source xml
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Special status
Endemic +
Spikelet architecture
pistillate +  and staminate +
Spikelet fixation
attached +
Spikelet length
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (3.3 cm33 mm <br />0.033 m <br />) +
Spikelet orientation
Pendant (?) +
Spikelet pubescence
with lines +  and glabrous +
Spikelet quantity
2 +  and 8 +
Spikelet reflectance
lustrous +
Spikelet reproduction
unisexual +
Spikelet shape
oblong +, lanceolate +, awned +  and acuminate +
Spikelet some measurement
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1.7 cm17 mm <br />0.017 m <br />) +
Spikelet width
1mm +  and 2.6mm +
Stamen quantity
1 +  and 3 +
Starch-grain architecture
simple +  and compound +
Stigma shape
plumose +
Style-branch atypical quantity
4 +  and 1 +
Style-branch quantity
2 (?) +  and 3 (?) +
Style fusion
free +
Style quantity
2 +
Subsidiary-cell shape
triangular +  and dome--shaped +
Synonyms
Zizania aquatica var. angustifolia +
Taxon family
Poaceae +
Taxon name
Zizania palustris var. palustris +
Taxon parent
Zizania palustris +
Taxon rank
variety +
Terminal cell shape
Tapered (?) +
Tissue coloration
hyaline +
Tissue texture
membranous +
Vein arrangement
parallel +
Vein presence
absent +
Vein quantity
2 (?) +
Vein size
major +
Volume
Volume 24 +
Whole organism architecture
stoloniferous +, rhizomatous +  and rooted +
Whole organism arrangement or pubescence
tufted +
Whole organism duration
annual +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism growth form or habitat
aquatic +
Whole organism reproduction
monoecious +
Whole organism some measurement
0m (2m) +
X chromosome quantity
15 +