Difference between revisions of "Zizania aquatica var. aquatica"
Common names: Southern wildrice Zizanie aquatique
Synonyms: Zizania aquatica var. subbrevis
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 24. Treatment on page 48.
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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.