| Flowering Rush Butomus umbellatus |
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Description |
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| Flowering rush is an aquatic perennial, which can grow either as a submersed or emergentplant. A freshwater species, intolerant of brackish water, it grows on the banks of rivers, lakes and ponds, and in marshes and wet areas. Flowering rush can grow on dry banks of water bodies and in water, up to 6 feet deep. The leaves are fleshy and triangular in cross-section, growing either erect or floating on water surface, depending on the form of the plant. The white to pink flowers are borne in umbels atop a single flower stalk. Flower stalks are usually taller than the leaves and can reach up to 3 feet above the water surface. Flowers are produced from summer to fall,depending on the depth of the water. Flowers produce beaked fruit,about ½ inch long. Some flowering rush plants do not produce flowers, making it difficult to identify. Flowering rush spreads vegetatively by means of fleshy rhizomes. Habitat: Flowering rush grows along lake shores and river banks. The submersed form can be found in shallow to moderately deep water.
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