Butomus umbellatus L.
(Flowering-rush)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesButomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush)
FamilyBUTOMACEAE (flowering rushes)
OrderALISMATALES (pond plants)
ClassMAGNOLIOPSIDA (flowering plants)
PhylumTRACHEOPHYTA (vascular plants)
KingdomPLANTAE (plants)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush) :
1: Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush)
5 Aug 2010 OSGR: TQ07 51° 30’ N, 0° 30’ W Vice County: Surrey (VC 17) England
at edge of pond
Image 1: Flowers - side view - close-upImage 2: Flowers - side view - close-up (2)Image 3: Flowers - side view - close-up (3)Image 4: Flowers - side view - close-up (4)Image 5: In situ - beside pond - shadeImage 6: In situ - beside pond - sunshine
2: Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush)
25 Jun 1970 OSGR: TG10 52° 40’ N, 1° 10’ E Vice County: East Norfolk (VC 27) England
Image 1: Flower

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Bailey, J.P., & Preston, C.D. 2011 Spatial separation of diploid and triploid Butomus umbellatus in Britain and Ireland New Journal of Botany 1: 28-32.
() Lansdown R.V. & Pankhurst T.J. Field Guide to the Identification of Difficult Aquatic Plants of the New Forest

Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush)
BioInfoBioInfo (www.bioinfo.org.uk) has 9 host/parasite/foodplant and/or other relationships for Butomus umbellatus (Flowering-rush)
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