Manchurian wild rice
Zizania latifolia (Griseb.) Turcz. ex Stapf [Poaceae]
Makomo (マコモ, 真菰)
Lifeform: perennial grass
Distribution: Eastern and Southeastern Asia, including Japan
Habitat: grassy marshlands
Edible
Zizania L. (wild rice)
Consisting of four species
Z. aquatica L. (アメリカマコモ)
Z. latifolia (Griseb.) Turcz. ex Stapf (マコモ): only this species is native to Japan
Z. palustris L.
Z. texana Hitchc.
Zizania latifolia in Hokkaido
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[1/2] at Zenibako Coast on August 31 2011.