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Butomus
Butomus umbellatus
47.4099, 17.3491
Field Notes
Description:
The plant is a rhizomatous, hairless, perennial aquatic plant. Its name is derived from Greek bous, meaning "cow", "ox" etc and tome, a cut (the verb 'temnein' meaning "to cut"), which refers to the plant's swordlike leaves. (Wikipedia) It has pink flowers.
about 70-80 cm in hight
Habitat:
Eurasia and grows on the margins of still and slowly moving water down to a depth of about 3 m. Introduced into North America as an ornamental plant it has now become a serious invasive weed in the Great Lakes area
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PublishedDecember 28, 2011
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