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Poaceae
Zizaniopsis

not marked as a favorite taxon Zizaniopsis miliacea (Michaux) Döll & Ascherson. Common name: Southern Wild-rice, Giant Cutgrass, Water-millet, Marsh-millet. Phenology: May-Jul. Habitat: Brackish and freshwater marshes, tropical strand swamps and sloughs, river shores. Distribution: MD south to FL, west to TX, north in the interior to MO, and disjunct in Mexico (CHP, JAL, MIC, VER).

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, ETx1, F, FlGr, FNA24, G, GW1, HC, Il, K4, Mex, Mo1, NcTx, RAB, S, S13, SFla, Tn, Tx, Va, WH3, Judziewicz et al (2000), Tucker (1988); = n/a — Tat; = Zizania miliacea Michx. Basionym: Zizania miliacea Michx. 1803

Links to other floras: = Zizaniopsis miliacea - 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 ⓘ: 8

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image #1 of Zizaniopsis miliacea© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Zizaniopsis miliacea© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Zizaniopsis miliacea© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Zizaniopsis miliacea© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Zizaniopsis miliacea© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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image #7 of Zizaniopsis miliacea© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
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image #10 of Zizaniopsis miliacea© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image #11 of Zizaniopsis miliacea© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #12 of Zizaniopsis miliacea© Alan Weakley source | Original Image ⭷
image #13 of Zizaniopsis miliacea© Paul Marcum source | Original Image ⭷
image #14 of Zizaniopsis miliacea© Radford, Ahles and Bell | Original Image ⭷

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