Specimen Information

Butomus umbellatus
Butomus umbellatus
(flowering rush)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID1257162
GroupPlants
GenusButomus
Speciesumbellatus
Common Nameflowering rush
StateWA
CountyWhatcom
LocalitySilver Lake
Mapping AccuracyAccurate
HUC8 NameNooksack
HUC8 Number17110004
HUC10 NameLower North Fork Nooksack River
HUC10 Number1711000402
HUC12 NameMaple Creek-North Fork Nooksack River
HUC12 Number171100040201
Map
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Collection Day29
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
Commentsleaves narrow on submersed plants, some robust emergent growth; Weather overcast to sunny, calm to breezy. Here for 2 days to collect aquatic plant data as part of flowering rush control trial. Water temp 15 C. Observed mussel shells, eagles, several goose families. Flowering rush fairly dense in patches, other submersed plants except big-leaf pondweed seem more scarce. Most flowering rush leaves were narrow and wimpy compared with untreated plants.
Record TypeLiterature
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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