Wild Rice breeds & varieties
10 named types — desirability tiers S (best) through F.
SZizania palustris
Origin: US
ChewyChewy Dark GrainDarkLake Ecology
SManoomin
Origin: US
ChewyComplex AromaCultural SpecificityIndigenous Sacred Grain
SNorthern Wild Rice
Origin: US, CA
AromaticChewyCulinary Default Wild RiceDark
SLake Harvest Wild Rice
Origin: US
ChewyNatural Water BodyPremiumPremium Flavour
ACanadian Wild Rice
Origin: CA
Canadian OriginChewyDarkDark Chewy
APaddy Wild Rice
Origin: US
ChewyCommercialCultivated Flooded FieldsMilder Than Some Lake Lots
ACultivated Wild Rice
Origin: US
ChewyConsistentConsistent CookingFarmed
AZizania aquatica
Origin: US
Aquatic Grass GrainChewyCoastal River EcologyDistinct From Northern
ASouthern Wild Rice
Origin: US
ChewyChewy Grain When FoundNiche AvailabilityNutty
BZizania latifolia
Origin: CN
Aquatic GrassAsian SpeciesDistinctDistinct From Manoomin