Flowering
Rush
(Butomus umbellatus)
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Flowering
rush is a perennial plant from Eurasia that was introduced into the Midwest
as an ornamental plant. Flowering rush reproduces by seed production and
vegetative spread of its rootstock especially with the production of bulblets.
Both the seeds and the bulblets can be moved by water currents. The seeds
are quite long-lived which also enhances their ability to disperse. Its
dense stands crowd out native species. The plant has a showy white or
pale pink, umbellate-shape flower, and is three feet tall with triangular-shaped
stems. |
