Flowering Rush
Other Common Names:
(Butomus umbellatus)
Non-Native
Flowering rush can be submersed or emersed and has round stems that can grow up to four feet tall. Clusters of pink flowers grow on a single stalk.
Management Options
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Description
Flowering rush can be submersed or emersed. Stems are round and have fleshy rhizomes. They grow up to four feet tall. Emersed leaves are grass like, triangular, flexible, and narrow. They spiral towards the tip. In deep water, the leaves float and are lax. Pink flowers emerge from a single stalk in an umbrella like shape. Each plant bears 20 to 50 flowers clustered above the leaves. Flowers are three-fourths of an inch to one inch wide and have six petals.
Location
Flowering rush can be found across the northern United States from Idaho to the east coast.
Propagation
fragments, rhizomes
Management Options
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