Summary ²

Wild rice (Ojibwe: Manoomin; 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 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) Eli Sagor, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://www.flickr.com/photos/7357861@N03/513312809
2. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zizania_palustris

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• iNat taxon page
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• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
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