I can see manoomin: northern (♒︎ lake) wild rice Zizania palustris

Also called:

• manoomin or mnomen ("the good seed" in Anish­inaa­be­mowin ),
• 🇨🇦 Canada rice,
• Indian rice, and
• ♒︎ water oats.

Although do not confuse with sister-species manoomin:  southern (♒︎ river) wild rice  Zizania aquatica, which is also sometimes called these.

Despite its common names, not a 🌾︎ rice  genus Oryza.   Instead, …

Wild rice is an ♒︎ 🌾︎ aquatic grass in manoomin/wild rice  genus Zizania.

Both genera (Oryza and Zizania) are members of 🌾︎ grass  family Poaceae in 🌾︎ grass/​rush/​sedge  order Poales.

Native to much of 🇨🇦 🇺🇸 North America, especially the Great Lakes Basin.   🗺 Map by county (🇺🇸 USA-48) (color key).

Together with sister-species manoomin:  southern (♒︎ river) wild rice  Zizania aquatica, proposed to become the 🏛🌾︎ state native grain of Michigan.  (By itself, the sister-species is the 🏛🌾︎ state grain of Minnesota.)

Uses by native peoples
(Ethnobotany database)

Has a grain more nutritious than Asian rice  Oryza sativa.   Specifically, 🍚 cooked wild rice has:

• 18% fewer calories (101/123) and 46% more protein (3.99/2.74) compared to brown rice, or
• 22% fewer calories (101/130) and 68% more protein (3.99/2.38) compared to white rice.

🍲︎ Soup recipe:  Minnesota Wild Rice (Manoomin) Soup  

Zizania hosts caterpillars of 5 species
of butterflies and moths, in some areas.

The story, historical and cultural significance, and destruction of the manoomin beds:
Manoomin:  Native Wild Rice in Michigan slides by Barb Barton and Roger LaBine   Wild Rice in Michigan slides by Barb Barton and Roger LaBine  

Interview "Settlers nearly destroyed Michigan's wild rice beds.  Native tribes are restoring them."  Michigan Radio show Stateside.  2018-08-29. or its 🔊︎ audio

To restore manoomin beds, with a real chance of success, I am told you will need:

• Ongoing (multiyear) support from local organizations doing rice restoration (perhaps tribes), perhaps including traditional ceremonies.
• An area of:
    ◦  Clear water — for the seeds to ger­mi­nate, sunlight must hit the bottom in the spring.
    ◦  Some water flow, even with the lake variety — should have some flow in to and out from the lake.
    ◦  Stable water levels (not fluctuacting widely from year-to-year).
    ◦  Non-acidic muck soils.
    ◦  No-wake boat traffic only.
    ◦  Lack of invasive species/​competitors, especially carp.
    ◦  Landowner or regulatory approval.
• Local seed, within a week after harvest

Propagation protocol. 

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🏠︎ ♒︎ aquatic plants :  manoomin:  southern (♒︎ river) wild rice  Zizania aquatica