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What are the pistillate and staminate
of the wild rice plant?

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Answer:

The lower branches of the panicle bear only staminate (“male”) flowers, while the upper, more erect branches bear only pistillate (“female”) flowers, and of course it's these pistillate flowers from which the grains will develop

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