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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Zizaniopsis miliacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
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Learn more about Zizaniopsis from the Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zizaniopsis miliacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Zizaniopsis miliacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24 (2007)
Zizaniopsis miliacea
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 Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
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 (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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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 (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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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 (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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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 (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmzmiliqacea_0
Month Unknown
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Zizaniopsis miliacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Zizaniopsis miliacea
FAMILY
Poaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Zizaniopsis miliacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 24
Zizaniopsis miliacea
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
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Zizaniopsis miliacea
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Andre Michaux
Zizania miliacea
2371
Grass, Sedge, or Rush
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Brackish and freshwater marshes, tropical strand swamps and sloughs, river shores, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate, 2-ranked
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Unisexual
Inflorescence a panicle
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Grain yellowish
Grain
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p463
- Manual of the Grasses of the United States (Hitchcock & Chase, 1950) p563
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p095
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p146
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p417
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