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BUTOMUS UMBELLATUS [1 record]

Record 1 2016-03-11

English

Subject field(s)
  • Botany
Universal entry(ies)
OBS

Some botanists place the plant in the family Alismaceae, however, most consider the plant to belong in its own family, Bumotaceae.

OBS

flowering rush: preferred common name in the Inventory of Canadian Agriculture Weeds (2003).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Botanique
Entrée(s) universelle(s)
OBS

Plante aquatique (butomacées), appelée communément «jonc fleuri», aux fleurs blanches ou roses.

OBS

Selon certains auteurs, cette plante appartient à la famille des Alismacées.

OBS

butome à ombelle : nom à privilégier selon l'Inventaire des mauvaises herbes du Canada (2003).

Spanish

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