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Poaceae

Rice

Oryza sativa L.

Family
Poaceae
Genus
Oryza

Pets and kids

  • CatsNot sure
  • DogsNot sure
  • KidsNot sure
Why

Cats: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for cats, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Dogs: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for dogs, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with your vet.

Kids: Not sure

We found no reliable source on this plant for young children, so we don't call it safe. Keep it out of reach until you have checked with a doctor or poison control.

Ate some? Call your vet or the ASPCA Animal Poison Control Center at (888) 426-4435 (a fee may apply). For a child, call Poison Help at 1-800-222-1222 (US). If they are struggling to breathe or collapse, call 911. Don't give anything by mouth unless a vet or poison expert tells you to.

Rice: Oryza sativa, Hortus botanicus Leiden, Netherlands
Photo: Rudolphous, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (28)
Arabic
ارز, جلتيك, رز, شبل
Azerbaijani
Əkin düyüsü
Bangla
ধান
Belarusian
Каноплевы рыс
Cantonese
絲苗
Chinese
籼米, 旱稻, 水稻, 稻, 稻芽, 稻草, 稻谷芒, 米皮糠
Czech
Rýže setá
dga
Paddy
English
Rice, Paddy, Indica rice
Finnish
Viljariisi
French
Riz asiatique
Indonesian
Beras Asia
Italian
Riso
Japanese
イネ, いね, サティバ種, 禾, 禾稲, 稲, 稲禾, 稲穂
Javanese
Gabah, Uwos
kcg
Cyia̱ga̱vang, Cyia̱ga̱vang A̱siya
Korean
인디카쌀, 안남미, 인디카벼
Latin
Oriza
Latvian
Āzijas rīsi
Malay
Pokok padi
Malayalam
അരി, നെല്ല്
mnc
ᠨᡝᠮᠰᡠᡵᡳ ᠪᡝᠯᡝ
Norwegian Nynorsk
Asiatisk ris, Ris
Slovenian
Riž
Tamil
நெல்
Ukrainian
Азіатський рис, Рис азіатський
Vietnamese
Cây lúa, Lúa gạo, Lúa nước
za
Haeuxciem

Synonyms

  • Oryza aristata Blanco
  • Oryza communissima Lour.
  • Oryza denudata (Desv.) Steud.
  • Oryza elongata (Desv.) Steud.
  • Oryza formosana Masam. & S.Suzuki
  • Oryza glutinosa Lour.
  • Oryza marginata (Desv.) Steud.
  • Oryza montana Lour.
  • Oryza mutica Steud.
  • Oryza nepalensis G.Don ex Loudon
  • Oryza palustris Salisb.
  • Oryza parviflora P.Beauv.
  • Oryza perennis Moench
  • Oryza plena (Prain) N.P.Chowdhury
  • Oryza praecox Lour.
  • Oryza pubescens (Desv.) Steud.
  • Oryza pumila Steud.
  • Oryza repens Buch.-Ham. ex Steud.
  • Oryza rubribarbis (Desv.) Steud.
  • Oryza sativa f. chrysocarpa Portères
  • Oryza sativa f. spontanea Roshev.
  • Oryza sativa prol. brevijaponica Portères
  • Oryza sativa prol. nudijaponica Portères
  • Oryza sativa prol. nudindojaponica Portères
  • Oryza sativa prol. verindojaponicoides Portères
  • Oryza sativa prol. verohumilojaponicoides Portères
  • Oryza sativa prol. verojaponicoides Portères
  • Oryza sativa subsp. brevindica (Portères) Vasc.
  • Oryza sativa subsp. brevis Gustchin
  • Oryza sativa subsp. communis (Körn.) Gustchin
  • Oryza sativa subsp. indica Shig.Kato
  • Oryza sativa subsp. japonica Shig.Kato
  • Oryza sativa var. acutiligula Miq.
  • Oryza sativa var. adversoseluana Portères
  • Oryza sativa var. affinis Körn.
  • Oryza sativa var. alaotrana Portères
  • Oryza sativa var. alba Miq.
  • Oryza sativa var. allachabadica Gustchin
  • Oryza sativa var. alterogoensis Portères
  • Oryza sativa var. amaura Alef.

and 265 more.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Graminoid
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.