Zizania palustris

Zizania palustris

Zizania palustris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Poales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Cladus: Commelinids Ordo: Poales

Familia: Poaceae
Subfamilia: Oryzoideae
Tribus: Oryzeae
Subtribus: Zizaniinae
Genus: Zizania
Species: Zizania palustris

Name

Zizania palustris L., 1771

Synonyms

• Homotypic
  • Melinum palustre (L.) Link, Handbuch 1: 96 (1829).
• Heterotypic
  • Zizania aquatica var. angustifolia Hitchc., Rhodora 8: 210 (1906).
  • Zizania aquatica subsp. angustifolia (Hitchc.) Tzvelev, Novosti Sist. Vyssh. Rast. 8: 73 (1971).
  • Zizania palustris f. purpurea Dore, Naturaliste Canad. 103: 565 (1976).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Regional: USA Alabama, Arizona, Arkansasa, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin Regional: Canada British Columbi, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan Introduced into: Central European Rus, North Caucasus References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Linnaeus, C. 1771. Mantissa Plantarum Altera. Generum Editionis VI et Specierum Editionis II. Holmiae [Stockholm]. pp. [6] + 143­–587, Appendix. BHL Reference page.  [See 2: 295.]

Additional references

• Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. 2006. World Grass Species – Synonymy database. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Available for download as an Access file from Synonymy database. Reference page. 

Links

• Hassler, M. 2024. Zizania palustris. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 October 11. Reference page. 
• Tropicos.org 2022. Zizania palustris. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 21 September 2022.
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Zizania palustris. Published online. Accessed: September 21 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Northern Wild Rice
français: Riz sauvage

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