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Zizania aquatica L.
annual wildrice

       
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Zizania aquatica L.

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Distribution:
Zizania aquatica L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, VA, VT, WI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Zizania aquatica L.

View 338 genera in Poaceae, 4 species in Zizania or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Zizania aquatica L. var. aquatica. .
Zizania aquatica var. aquatica
annual wildrice
Distribution of Zizania aquatica L. var. brevis Fassett. .
Zizania aquatica var. brevis
annual wildrice
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Zizania aquatica L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Commelinidae
Order Cyperales
Family Poaceae – Grass family
Genus Zizania L. – wildrice
Species Zizania aquatica L. – annual wildrice
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Zizania aquatica L.

This plant and the related entityitalicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Michigan:
Zizania aquatica var. aquatica
wild-rice              Threatened
Ohio:
wild rice              Threatened
Pennsylvania:
Indian wild rice              Rare
Rhode Island:
wild rice              Special Concern
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Zizania aquatica L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL OBL NO NI NO OBL OBL NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Zizania aquatica L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Martin         Moderate   Low  
Yarrow         Low      
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Zizania aquatica L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account and distribution map from the Grass Manual on the Web.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 41319.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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