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Flowering Rush | Butomus umbellatus

May contain: flower, plant, geranium, petal, anther, and pollen
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
May contain: body part, finger, hand, person, grass, plant, animal, insect, and invertebrate
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
May contain: grass, plant, vegetation, field, grassland, nature, outdoors, countryside, meadow, and rural
Photo Credit: Leslie J. Mehrhoff
May contain: flower, plant, geranium, petal, anther, and pollen
May contain: body part, finger, hand, person, grass, plant, animal, insect, and invertebrate
May contain: grass, plant, vegetation, field, grassland, nature, outdoors, countryside, meadow, and rural

Perennial; leaves are linear and pointed with smooth margins and parallel veins. Leaves have triangular cross-sections and can be 3’ long. Flowers have three petal-like sepals that are light pink with darker veins. Flowers are clustered in a bracted umbel.

 

Plant Details

Habitat NotesMarshes, backwater, shorelines.
Mature Height3-4’