Manchurian Wildrice🌾

A perennial grass growing in wetlands by water. Its seeds were eaten as grain in ancient China and Japan. The young shoot swollen by smut fungus infection, called 'Makomo-dake', is still used as a vegetable in Chinese cuisine.

Identification Points

• ✓Tall perennial grass in wetlands, 1–2 m tall
• ✓Long linear leaves
• ✓Stems swollen by smut fungus form edible 'Makomo-dake'

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