Poaceae
Zizania

Zizania aquatica L.

First published in Sp. Pl.: 991 (1753)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central & E. Canada to N. Central & E. U.S.A. It is an annual and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Alabama, Alberta, British Columbia, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Manitoba, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia, Ohio, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Saskatchewan, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin

Introduced into:

Baltic States, Belarus, California, Central European Russia, East European Russia, Germany, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Accepted Infraspecifics

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Clayton, W.D., Harman, K.T. & Williamson, H. (2006). World Grass Species - Synonymy database The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Knapp, W.M. & Naczi, R.F.C. (2021). Vascular plants of Maryland, USA. A comprehensive account of the state's botanical diversity. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 113: 1-151.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Fedorov, A.A. (ed.) (1999). Flora of Russia. The European part and bordering regions 1: 1-546. A.A. Balkema, Rotterdam, Broekfield.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2007). Flora of North America North of Mexico 24: 1-908. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
  • Hassler, M. & Muer, T. (2022). Flora Germanica: alle Farn- und Blütenpflanzen Deutschlands in Text und Bild 1: 1-864. Verlag Regionalkultur, Uberstadt-Weiher.
  • Tutin, T.G. & al. (eds.) (1980). Flora Europaea 5: 1-452. Cambridge University Press.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
R.J.O. [s.n.] United States K002360755 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [3361] United States K002360766 Yes
House, H.D. [159] United States K002360757 Yes
Clausen, R. [5526] United States K002360762 Yes
Bannister; Sears, M.N.; Bradley, T.R. [3467] United States K002360763 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002360786 Yes
Chase, A.; Kneucker, A. [s.n.] United States K002360760 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F. [28712] Canada K002360749 Yes
Munro, Gen, Wm. [s.n.] Canada K000307619 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002360787 Yes
Chapman, A.W. [s.n.] United States K002360756 Yes
Short, C.W. [s.n.] United States K002360771 Yes
Dore, W.G.; Gillett, J.M. [47-1021] Canada K002360743 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002360770 Yes
Roland, A.E.; Dore, W.G. [3078] Canada K002360741 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002360702 Yes
s.coll [s.n] United States K001609805 Yes
Hubbard [s.n.] K002360790 Yes
Marie-Victorin, F. [28144] Canada K002360747 Yes
Dore, W.G. [47-971] Canada K002360748 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K002360792 Yes
Baldwin, W.K.W.; Breitung, A.J. [3786] Canada K002360745 Yes
Chase, A. [s.n.] United States K002360772 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002360750 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002360767 Yes
Bolus, F. [s.n.] United States K002360761 Yes
Drummond [s.n.] United States K002360769 Yes
[C. F. Coates] [s.n.] K002360789 Yes
Hale, A. [s.n.] United States K002360754 Yes
Dore, W.G.; Gillett, J.M. [s.n.] Canada K002360742 Yes
Healley, G.C. [s.n.] United States K002360768 Yes
Hubbard, C.E. [C1] Canada K002360740 Yes
Dore, W.G. [409] Canada K002360746 Yes
Chase, V.H. [10885] United States K002360753 Yes
s.coll. [16167] K002360791 Yes
F.V.C. [s.n.] United States K002360758 Yes
Greene [[5]] United States K002360773 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] United States K002360759 Yes
Munro, Col, Wm. [s.n.] Canada K000307618 Yes
Wilcox, E.N. [33] United States K002360764 Yes
Curtiss, A.H. [s.n.] United States K002360765 Yes
Dore, W.G.; Gillett, J.M. [s.n.] Canada K002360744 Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora

    • Clayton, W.D., Vorontsova, M.S., Harman, K.T. and Williamson, H. (2006 onwards). GrassBase - The Online World Grass Flora.
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • IUCN Categories

    • IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0