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Zizania aquatica

Wild Rice

Zizania aquatica, Wild Rice, is a native grass found in marshes, pond edges, lakes, and rivers has an extremely branched inflorescence which produces edible grains for humans and wildlife. Although Wild Rice grows 8-10' tall, the shallow roots are slender and fibrous with spread of only 8-12" and favor consistency of water depths from 1-3' deep.

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• Category

  • Native Wetland Perennials

• Characteristics

  • Exposure -Sun
  • > 4'
  • Clumping
  • Prolific Seeder
  • Summer
  • Summer
  • Fall
  • Low Marsh 0 - 6"
  • Open Water 12" - 6'
  • Shallow Water 6" - 12"
  • Green
  • Amphibians
  • Cover
  • Fish
  • Food
  • Nesting
  • Songbirds
  • Waterfowl
  • Deer Resistant
  • OBL
  • Bog/Marsh
  • Marginal
  • Bio Remediation
  • Erosion Control
  • Fibrous Roots
  • Great Foliage
  • Mass Planting
  • Native
  • Naturalizing
  • Ornamental Flower
  • Slightly Salt Tolerant
  • Storm Water Basin
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