Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
Alberta Invasive Plant Identification Guide
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Flowering Rush<br />
Butomus umbellatus, Butomaceae (Flowering Rush Family)<br />
Category: Prohibited Noxious<br />
Montana State University <strong>Invasive</strong> <strong>Plant</strong> <strong>Identification</strong> <strong>Guide</strong><br />
Information: Thrives in moist areas such as sloughs and canals.<br />
Life cycle: Perennial.<br />
Root: Thick creeping rhizomes and bulblets.<br />
Leaves: Erect or floating leaves, opposite, 90cm long and 1 -1.5cm wide<br />
with smooth edges, triangular cross section, and twisted ends.<br />
Stems: Leafless, green and have a round cross section.<br />
Flower: Three purplish brown bracts where flower stalk attaches to<br />
stem tip. Umbrella-shaped clusters of pink to white flowers with three<br />
petals 2-3cm in diameter.<br />
Seed/Fruit: Inflated, dark brown beaked fruits 1-1.5cm long.<br />
Control:<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
round flower stem<br />
triangular leaf stem<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
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Sarah Schumacher, Wheatland County<br />
Ron Bartholow, Wheatland County