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ZIZANIA AQUATICA [2 records]

Record 1 2024-05-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Poaceae.

Key term(s)
  • annual wild rice
  • southern wild rice
  • eastern wild rice
  • Indian wild rice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

OBS

riz sauvage : nom commun aussi employé pour désigner l'espèce Zizania palustris.

OBS

folle avoine : nom commun aussi employé pour désigner les espèces Avena fatua et Zizania palustris.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Plantas con semilla (Spermatophyta)
Entrada(s) universal(es)
DEF

Planta acuática que crece a orilla de los Grandes Lagos, entre Canadá y los Estados Unidos.

CONT

El arroz va y viene de un sitio a otro con las migraciones, las guerras de conquistas y la necesidad de un alimento valioso. Mientras, en otros sitios crece de manera silvestre. Pero no se puede confundir este arroz silvestre con el de consumo humano [más común]. El silvestre es una gramínea anual acuática, es la especie Zizania aquatica.

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Record 2 2011-11-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Seed Plants (Spermatophyta)
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

A plant of the family Poaceae.

OBS

annual wildrice: common name also used to refer to the species Zizania aquatica and to the variety Zizania aquatica var. aquatica.

Key term(s)
  • annual wild rice

French

Domaine(s)
  • Plantes à graines (Spermatophyta)
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante de la famille des Poaceae.

Spanish

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