Wild Rice

Zizania aquatica

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Wild rice (also called Canada rice, Indian rice, and water oats) are four species of grasses forming the genus Zizania, and the grain that can be harvested from them. The grain was historically gathered and eaten in both North America and China. While it is now a delicacy in North America, the grain is eaten less in China,:165 where the plant's stem is used as a vegetable.

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  1. (c) Rob Curtis, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), uploaded by Rob Curtis
  2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zizania_aquatica

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