Zizania texana Hitchc.

Texas wild rice (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Poales > Poaceae > Zizania

Characteristics

A grass which keeps growing from year to year. It usually grows almost under running water. The flower head is above water.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality -
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 1.7
Root system fibrous-root
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Flower color
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Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

It is a temperate plant.
Light 7-9
Soil humidity 7-9
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses gene source
Edible seeds
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Zizania texana unspecified picture

Distribution

Zizania texana world distribution map, present in Myanmar and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:271183-2
WFO ID wfo-0000908026
COL ID 7GF9R
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Zizania texana