Alien Grasses of South Africa
A quick guide to the alien grasses of South Africa for SANBI Alien interns
Oryza rufipogon
Oryza rufipogon, known as brownbeard rice, wild rice, and red rice, is a member of the genus Oryza.
Zizania latifolia
Zizania latifolia, known as Manchurian wild rice (Chinese: 菰; pinyin: gū), is the only member of the wild rice genus Zizania native to Asia. It is used as a food plant, with both the stem and grain being edible. Gathered from the wild, was once an important grain in ancient China.:165 A wetland plant, Manchurian wild rice is now very rare in the wild, and ...more ↓
