Zizania palustris var. palustris

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Poaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Zizania palustris var. palustris

  • Description

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    Variety Description - Stems arising 0.7–1.5 m above the water (this sometimes over 1 m deep); lvs seldom over 1 cm wide; ligule 3–5(–10) mm; panicle narrow, the lower branches with usually 5–15 staminate spikelets; awns of the pistillate lemmas 1.5–4 cm. Que. and N.B. to Pa., w. to Io. and Minn. (Z. aquatica var. angustifolia)

  • Common Names

    northern wild rice