Specimen Information

Butomus umbellatus
Butomus umbellatus
(flowering rush)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1257158
GroupPlants
GenusButomus
Speciesumbellatus
Common Nameflowering rush
StateWA
CountyBenton
LocalityProsser Diversion
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameLower Yakima
HUC8 Number17030003
HUC10 NameSpring Creek-Yakima River
HUC10 Number1703000310
HUC12 NameCity of Prosser-Yakima River
HUC12 Number170300031007
Map
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Collection Day2
Collection Month5
Collection Year2014
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusunknown
Reference 1
Ref. Number:28080
Author:Environmental Assessment Program.
Date:2018
Title:Washington State Lakes Environmental Data Version 1.0
Publisher:Washington State Department of Ecology
Commentsscattered on south shore near the dam. Leaves visible but algae coated, maybe old growth? Rhizomes without many buds. Very few leaves emergent.; visited to collect flowering rush rhizomes for biocontrol research in Switzerland and flowering rush leaf material for genetic analysis research in MT. Water brown/green, turbid, level high. Did not do a plant survey, only noted species noticed incidentally.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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