Wild Rice जंगली चावल

🌱 About the plant

The wild ancestor of cultivated rice, still standing in eastern wetlands.

Growing it

A conservation planting for a wetland edge, not a crop.

What it is for

Crop genetic reservoir; seed for waterbirds.

🪴 How to grow

Sunlight

Full sun

Water

Seasonally flooded ground

Season

Jun–Jul

Grows in

Garden / ground

Mature size

1–2 m

First harvest

Seed at 5 months

A conservation planting for a wetland edge, not a crop.

🌾 Traditional uses

Traditionally used — recorded as tradition, not as established effect. The two registers below are kept separate on purpose.

Traditional knowledge

Crop genetic reservoir; seed for waterbirds.

Scientific evidence

This record has not yet assessed the research on these uses. Absence of an assessment here is not evidence either way.

Important: Traditional plant use does not replace professional medical advice. Do not treat a condition on the strength of this page — speak to a doctor.

🐝 Ecological value

🗺️ Where it grows in India