Zizania palustris var. palustris
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Poaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Variety Description - Stems arising 0.7–1.5 m above the water (this sometimes over 1 m deep); lvs seldom over 1 cm wide; ligule 3–5(–10) mm; panicle narrow, the lower branches with usually 5–15 staminate spikelets; awns of the pistillate lemmas 1.5–4 cm. Que. and N.B. to Pa., w. to Io. and Minn. (Z. aquatica var. angustifolia)
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Common Names
northern wild rice