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TVt, 



FlG. 33. Zizania aquatica Linn. WILD RICE, "REEDS."— a, A pistillate 

 spikelet; b, palea and flower of same; c, a staminate spikelet; d, first glume of 

 same. 



33. ZIZANIA Linn. Sp. PL 991. 1753. Spikelets unisexual, monoecious, 

 1-flowered, the linear pistillate spikelets on the somewhat appressed upper 

 branches, the staminate on the expanded lower branches of the same ample 

 panicle. Glumes 2, nearly equal, membranaceous, the outer one slightly larger, 

 awnless, or in the female spikelet long-awned. Palea none. Stamens 6. 

 Styles nearly distinct, the plumose stigmatic hairs long. Grain linear, 6 to 8 

 lines long. A tall aquatic grass, with long leaves, ample panicles, and highly 

 farinaceous grain. 



A monotypic genus of North America and Northeastern Asia. 



