Genus Zizania L.


Summary
Genus number:
13051
Last updated:
2 February 2017
Family:
Poaceae (alt. Gramineae)
Subfamily:
Oryzoideae
Tribe:
Oryzeae
Subtribe:
Zizaniinae
Common name(s):

wild rice
Accession count:

14 (1  active, 1  available) in National Plant Germplasm System
Comments:


Synonyms
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References:
  1. Terrell, E. E. et al. 1997. Taxonomy of North American species of Zizania (Poaceae). Sida 17:533-549.
  2. 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. Note: supports a monophyletic genus
  3. 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.
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/taxonomygenus?id=13051. Accessed 11 May 2026.