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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Butomaceae
Butomus umbellatus L.
flowering-rush
Butomus: Greek bous for "ox;" tomos for "cutting" referring to sharp leaf edge, unsuitable for fodder
umbellatus: like umbels or umbrella-like flower heads
Prohibited Invasive - Eradicate!
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| Status: | Introduced - locally established; potentially invasive |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, emergent aquatic 1'-5' tall; stout rhizomes |
| Flower: | pink to white, 3- or 6-parted, 3/4"-1" wide, on thin stalks; inflorescence rounded, irregular umbels; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | dry seed with a long beaked; rarely germinating |
| Leaf: | sword-shaped, narrow, triangular in cross section, up to 40" tall |
| Habitat: | wet; shores, marshes, lakes, streams; in muddy soil |
| Notes: | reproduces mostly from rhizomes, should not be introduced into the wild! |
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