Zizania aquatica aquatica (Zizania aquatica aquatica)
Description
Morphology/Physiology Active Growth Period Spring After Harvest Regrowth Rate Bloat None C:N Ratio Coppice Potential No Fall Conspicuous No Fire Resistant No Flower Color Green Flower Conspicuous No Foliage Color Green Foliage Porosity Summer Dense Foliage Porosity Winter Porous Foliage Texture Medium Fruit/Seed Color Black Fruit/Seed Conspicuous No Growth Form Bunch Growth Rate Rapid Height at 20 Years, Maximum (feet) Height, Mature (feet) 9.8 Known Allelopath No Leaf Retention No Lifespan Low Growing Grass No Nitrogen Fixation None Resprout Ability No Shape and Orientation Erect Toxicity None Growth Requirements Adapted to Coarse Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Fine Textured Soils Yes Adapted to Medium Textured Soils Yes Anaerobic Tolerance High CaCO3 Tolerance Low Cold Stratification Required No Drought Tolerance None Fertility Requirement Medium Fire Tolerance Medium Frost Free Days, Minimum 95 Hedge Tolerance None Moisture Use High pH, Minimum 6.4 pH, Maximum 7.4 Planting Density per Acre, Minimum Planting Density per Acre, Maximum Precipitation, Minimum 30 Precipitation, Maximum 50 Root Depth, Minimum (inches) 6 Salinity Tolerance Low Shade Tolerance Intolerant Temperature, Minimum (-F) 32 Reproduction Bloom Period Indeterminate Commercial Availability Routinely Available Fruit/Seed Abundance Medium Fruit/Seed Period Begin Summer Fruit/Seed Period End Fall Fruit/Seed Persistence No Propagated by Bare Root No Propagated by Bulb No Propagated by Container No Propagated by Corm No Propagated by Cuttings No Propagated by Seed Yes Propagated by Sod No Propagated by Sprigs No Propagated by Tubers No Seed per Pound 11340 Seed Spread Rate Rapid Seedling Vigor High Small Grain No Vegetative Spread Rate None Suitability/Use Berry/Nut/Seed Product No Christmas Tree Product No Fodder Product No Fuelwood Product Lumber Product No Naval Store Product No Nursery Stock Product No Palatable Browse Animal High Palatable Graze Animal Medium Palatable Human Yes Post Product No Protein Potential Medium Pulpwood Product No Veneer Product No
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Phylum:
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Class: Liliopsida
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Order: Poales
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Family: Poaceae
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Genus: Zizania
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