Taxon:  Zizania aquatica L.



Summary
Genus:
Zizania
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Oryzoideae
Tribe:
Oryzeae
Subtribe:
Zizaniinae
Nomen number:
42267
Place of publication:
Sp. pl. 2:991.  1753
Verified:
05/15/1992 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
3 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Zizania aquatica L. var. aquatica (0 active accession[s])
Zizania aquatica L. var. brevis Fassett (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
Images (1 total. Click on image for more.)
Florets and caryopsis

Conservation Status

Reference(s)
  1. Aiken, S. G. et al. 1988. Wild rice in Canada. 30.
  2. APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
  3. Dore, W. G. & J. McNeill. 1980. Grasses of Ontario. Research Branch Agriculture Canada Monograph 26
  4. Duvall, M. R. & D. D. Biesboer. 1988. Nonreciprocal hybridization failure in crosses between annual wild-rice species (Zizania palustris × Z. aquatica: Poaceae). Syst. Bot. 13:229-234. www.aspt.net/systematic-botany
  5. Duvall, M. R. 1987. A systematic evaluation of the genus Zizania (Poaceae). Unpublished dissertation (University of Minnesota).
  6. Gleason, H. A. & A. Cronquist. 1963. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada.
  7. Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
  8. Kunkel, G. 1984. Plants for human consumption
  9. Markle, G. M. et al., eds. 1998. Food and feed crops of the United States, ed. 2
  10. McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains.
  11. Personal Care Products Council. International Nomenclature Cosmetic Ingredient
  12. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  13. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  14. Terrell, E. E. & L. R. Batra. 1982. Zizania latifolia and Ustilago esculenta, a grass-fungus association. Econ. Bot. 36:279.
  15. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
  16. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
  17. Xu, X. et al. 2010. Phylogeny and biogeography of the eastern Asian-North American disjunct wild-rice genus (Zizania L., Poaceae). Molec. Phylogenet. Evol. 55:1008-1017.
  18. Xu, X.-W. et al. 2015. Comparative phylogeography of the wild-rice genus Zizania (Poaceae) in Eastern Asia and North America. Amer. J. Bot. 102:1-9. DOI: 10.3732/ajb.1400323.
Common names
LanguageNameAlternate namenoteseqCitation
Portuguese (Brazil)zizânia  2Groth, D. 2005. pers. comm. Note: re. Brazilian common names
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNoteReference
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaOntarios.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaEastern CanadaCanadaQuébecs.Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIllinois Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesIowae.Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesMinnesotas.e.Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNorth-Central U.S.A.United StatesWisconsin Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesConnecticut Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesIndiana Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMassachusetts Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesMichigans.Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Hampshire Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew Jersey Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesNew York Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesOhio Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesPennsylvania Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesRhode Island Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaNortheastern U.S.A.United StatesVermont Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesAlabamas.Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDelaware Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesDistrict of Columbia Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesFlorida Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesGeorgias. & e.Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesKentuckyw.Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesLouisianas.Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMaryland Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesMississippis.Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesNorth Carolinae.Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesSouth Carolina Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
1NativeNorthern AmericaSoutheastern U.S.A.United StatesVirginiae.Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
Native
Northern America
  • EASTERN CANADA: Canada [Québec (s.), Ontario (s.)]
  • NORTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Connecticut, Indiana, Massachusetts, Michigan (s.), New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Vermont]
  • NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [Illinois, Iowa (e.), Minnesota (s.e.), Wisconsin]
  • SOUTHEASTERN U.S.A.: United States [Alabama (s.), Delaware, Florida, Georgia (s. & e.), Kentucky (w.), Louisiana (s.), Maryland, Mississippi (s.), North Carolina (e.), South Carolina, Virginia (e.), District of Columbia]

Reference(s)
  1. Radford, A. E. et al. 1964. Manual of the vascular flora of the Carolinas.
  2. Scoggan, H. J. 1978-1979. The flora of Canada, 4 vol.
  3. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:535.
  4. Voss, E. 1972-. Michigan flora.
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=42267. Accessed 17 April 2026.