Flowering Rush(Butomus umbellatus)
Katie Fox
Distribution
Description
• Perennial aquatic, herbaceous
• 1-4’ high• Sword-shaped leaves• Pink flowers• Reproduces via seeds
and bulb-lets
Origin & Dispersion• Europe and western
Asia• Garden plant – 1897 in Quebec, Canada
• Slow dispersion rate
Control Measures• Mechanical
Cut below the water surface several times per summer, remove cut parts from water.
• ChemicalApplication of imazapyr (Habitat)– Imazapyr is absorbed
quickly through plant tissue and can be taken up by roots.
A permit is required to work in public waters
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