Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
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Poaceae | Oryza rufipogon | Brownbeard Rice, Red Rice | Disturbed wetlands, with seasonal ponding. | Native of e., s., and se. Asia. | |
Poaceae | Oryza sativa | Rice | Marshes, impoundments, of only sporadic occurrence outside of cultivation. | 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). |