Description
Wild-rice is a very large grass. stems to 9 ft. tall, thick, spongy; leaf blades strap-like, 3-4 ft. long, to 2 in. wide, smooth, margins sharply toothed; inflorescence erect, very large, at stem tip, to 2 ft. long and 1 ft. across, spreading branches and branchlets, lower branchlets drooping (male flowers), upper branchlets pointing stiffly upward (female flowers); spikelets and flowers numerous; fruit ovoid grain, yellow to reddish.
