Wild rice plants – technically an aquatic grass seed – grow in shallow water on the edges of small lakes and slow-flowing streams. Only the flowering head rises above the water.

Wild rice is the slender, black grain of an aquatic, reed-like plant that grows out of the muck in the bottom of shallow lakes and rivers. It has a rich nutty flavor when it’s cooked.

For generations, Native Americans in the northern Great Lakes have harvested wild rice. It's an important food source. For some it's a way to make a… ...

When harvests are bad, Native Americans in the region may go without rice for the year. And there have been a lot of bad years lately, as climate change causes more frequent and severe rainstorms.

Create an account or log in to save stories. In a file photo, Joe Hoagland, left, pushes a canoe through a wild rice bed in White Earth, Minn., as 14-year-old Chris Salazar learns how to harvest ...

Although it sits in the same aisle of the grocery store, wild rice isn't actually a type of rice at all. Don't worry, the ...

If you’ve never heard of Texas wild rice, you’re not alone. The plant’s obscurity is a consequence of its rarity. Endemic to Central Texas and listed as federally endangered, Zizania texana ...

When harvests are bad, Native Americans in the region may go without rice for the year. And there have been a lot of bad years lately, as climate change causes more frequent and severe rainstorms.

When harvests are bad, Native Americans in the region may go without rice for the year. And there have been a lot of bad years lately, as climate change causes more frequent and severe rainstorms.