annual wild rice

plant
Also known as: Zizania aquatica

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cultivation

  • Wild rice grains
    In wild rice: Species

    …cultivated varieties of wild rice, annual wild rice (Zizania aquatica) and northern wild rice (Z. palustris), are grown on a large scale in constructed paddies in Minnesota, Wisconsin, California, and parts of Canada. These cultivated plants have been bred to ripen simultaneously, allowing for their harvest with combines.

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