Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Commelinids: Poales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Zizaniopsis miliacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Learn more about Zizaniopsis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zizaniopsis miliacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-65-001:
Zizaniopsis miliacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Zizaniopsis miliacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Andre Michaux
Zizania miliacea
COMMON NAME:
Southern Wild-rice, Water-millet, Giant Cutgrass
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_zimi_001_lvd
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Hitchcock, A.S. (rev. A. Chase). 1950 pnd_zimi3_001_lvd
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Keith Bradley kab_z_miliacea_73727
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
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Keith Bradley kab_z_miliacea_73729
March Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Panicle rather narrow, nodding, 30-50cm long, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Keith Bradley kab_z_miliacea_75421
April Collier County FL
Fakahatchee Strand Preserve State Park
Leaf blades glabrous except very scabrous margins, 1-2cm wide, midrib stout, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmzmiliacea_moultrie1
May SC
Lake Moultrie
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmzizaniopsis _conway1
Month Unknown Horry County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmzizaniopsis_conway2
Month Unknown Horry County SC
Panicle's numerous branches fascicled, to 15-20cm long, naked at base, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmzizaniopsis_conway5
Month Unknown Horry County SC
Culms 1-3m tall or even taller, per Manual of the Grasses of the United States.
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmzmiliqacea_0
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Zizaniopsis miliacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zizaniopsis miliacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 029-65-001:
Zizaniopsis miliacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Grasses of the US (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950)
Zizaniopsis miliacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Andre Michaux
Zizania miliacea
2371
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
Look for it in brackish and freshwater marshes, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Unisexual
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Grain yellowish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States p563
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p095
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States p146