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Wild rice, also called manoomin, mnomen, psíŋ, Canada rice, Indian rice, or water oats, is any of four species of grasses that form the genus Zizania, and the grain that can be harvested from them. Th
Zizania palustris
A 19th century illustration of Native Americans harvesting wild rice
Ojibwa pouch for holding wild rice, cedar bark, American Museum of Natural History
Processed wild rice
Anatinae
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The Anatinae are a subfamily of the family Anatidae. Its surviving members are the dabbling ducks, which feed mainly at the surface rather than by diving. The other members of the Anatinae are the ext
Wild rice
…grow in shallow water in small lakes and slow-flowing streams; often, only the flowering head of wild rice rises above the water. The grain is eaten by dabbling ducks and other aquatic wildlife. The name manoomin comes from the Ojibwe term ᒪᓅᒥᓐ manoomin meaning 'harvesting grain' (commonly translated 'good grain…
Pacificblackduck
Spot-billed ducks dabbling
Baikal teal (Sibirionetta formosa)
Indian spot-billed duck (Anas poecilorhyncha) in Hyderabad, India