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*Oryza sativa Linnaeus. Common name: Rice. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Marshes, impoundments, of only sporadic occurrence outside of cultivation. Distribution: Native of Asia. Perhaps the single most important food crop in the world, developed as a crop in Asia and cultivated at least since 10,000 years BP (Hancock 2004).

Origin/Endemic status: E. and se. Asia

Other Comments: Rice was an important crop before the Civil War in SC, GA, and extreme se. NC. It is planted as a crop in AR, LA, TX, and MS, and planted elsewhere in waterfowl impoundments.

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, FlGr, FNA24, G, GW1, HC, Il, K4, Meso6, Mo1, RAB, S, S13, Tx, Judziewicz et al (2000), Nanda & Sharma (2003), Tucker (1988). Basionym: Oryza sativa L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Oryza sativa - FNA24

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
  • Great Plains: OBL
  • Midwest: OBL

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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