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Butomus umbellatus L.
flowering rush

       
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Photo of Butomus umbellatus L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. United States, NY, Lake Champlain. Usage Requirements.
 
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Images:
Butomus umbellatus L.

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Distribution:
Butomus umbellatus L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (CT, ID, IL, IN, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NY, OH, PA, SD, VT, WI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Butomus umbellatus L.

View 1 genera in Butomaceae, 1 species in Butomus
 

Classification:
Butomus umbellatus L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Alismatidae
Order Alismatales
Family Butomaceae – Flowering Rush family
Genus Butomus L. – butomus
Species Butomus umbellatus L. – flowering rush
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Butomus umbellatus L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Connecticut:
flowering rush              Potentially invasive, banned
Vermont:
flowering rush              Class B noxious weed
Washington:
flowering rush              Wetland and aquatic weed quarantine
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Butomus umbellatus L.

flowering rush

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WI        Hoffman, R. & K. Kearns (eds.). 1997. Wisconsin manual of control recommendations for ecologically invasive plants. Wisconsin Dept. Natural Resources. Madison, Wisconsin. 102pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Butomus umbellatus L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Common Name= A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | all
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Butomus umbellatus L.

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
OBL OBL NO OBL OBL NO NO NO NO OBL NO NO NO NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
 

More Accounts and Images:
Butomus umbellatus L.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 38886.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Butomus umbellatus L.

CT-Invasive Plant Atlas of New England

Canada-Invasive Exotic Plant Fact Sheets

Environment Canada, Canadian Wildlife Service: abstract & illustration

Flowering rush references

Invasive Exotic Plants of Canada: abstract & illustrations

MN-Invasive Exotic Species (DNR)

Swedish Virtual Flora: images & text (in Swedish)

 
 
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