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Butomus umbellatus

Flowering-rush

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G5SecureGlobal Rank

Least concernIUCN

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.144871

Element CodePMBUT01010

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

IUCNLeast concern

Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassMonocotyledoneae

OrderAlismatales

FamilyButomaceae

GenusButomus

Other Common Names

Butome à ombelle (FR) flowering rush (EN)

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Eurasian, introduced into North America (FNA, review draft 5/98).

Conservation Status

Review Date1994-03-22

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Alberta	SNA	No
Quebec	SNA	No
British Columbia	SNA	No
Manitoba	SNA	No
New Brunswick	SNA	No
Prince Edward Island	SNA	No
Saskatchewan	SNA	No
Ontario	SNA	No
Nova Scotia	SNA	No

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Idaho	SNA	No
Connecticut	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Wisconsin	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No
Vermont	SNA	No
Ohio	SNA	No
Colorado	SNA	No
South Dakota	SNA	No
New York	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Minnesota	SNA	No
Pennsylvania	SNA	No
Michigan	SNA	No
North Dakota	SNA	No
Montana	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Montana (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Cube Iron - Silcox	Lolo National Forest	36,998

References (3)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2000. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 22. Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York. xxiii + 352 pp.
Haynes, R.R. 2000. Butomaceae. In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee. Flora of North America North of Mexico. Volume 22 Magnoliophyta: Alismatidae, Arecidae, Commelinidae (in part), and Zingiberidae. Oxford Univ. Press, New York.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.