Zizania aquatica

Wildrice

Bunchgrass; seeds must be kept moist and require clean still water to grow; provides food for wood ducks, black ducks, and muskrats.

General Product Information

• Item Number:

  ZIZAQU01

• Species Type:

  Native

• Product Categories:

  Grasses & Grass-like Species, Wet Meadows & Wetlands

• Habitat:

  Tidal and non-tidal marshes that are 1" deep or more.

• Bloom Period:

  July to September

• Minimum Root Depth:

  6 in

• pH:

  6.4 – 7.4

Indicator Regions

• Northcentral & Northeast:

  OBL

• Midwest

  OBL

• Eastern Mountains and Piedmont:

  OBL

• Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain

  OBL

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Tolerances

• Shade:

  Full Sun

• Drought:

  No

• Salt:

  Low

Seed Information

• Approximate seeds per lb:

  11,000

• Truax Seedbox:

  Hand