Zizania aquatica
Wild-rice

This native grass has a very large, erect, branched inflorescence which produces edible grains. Wild-rice usually grows in water; it is often planted as wildlife food.


Wild-rice is a very large grass. stems to 9 ft. tall, thick, spongy; leaf blades strap-like, 3-4 ft. long, to 2 in. wide, smooth, margins sharply toothed; inflorescence erect, very large, at stem tip, to 2 ft. long and 1 ft. across, spreading branches and branchlets, lower branchlets drooping (male flowers), upper branchlets pointing stiffly upward (female flowers); spikelets and flowers numerous; fruit ovoid grain, yellow to reddish

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