Specimen Information

Butomus umbellatus
Butomus umbellatus
(flowering rush)
Plants
Exotic

Specimen ID213327
GroupPlants
GenusButomus
Speciesumbellatus
Common Nameflowering rush
StateID
CountyBonneville
LocalitySnake River, Idaho Falls
Mapping AccuracyApproximate
HUC8 NameAmerican Falls
HUC8 Number17040206
Map
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Collection Month8
Collection Year1956
Year AccuracyActual
Potential Pathwayunknown
Statusestablished
Reference 1
Ref. Number:10398
Author:Anderson, L.C., C.D. Zeis, and S.F. Alam
Date:1974
Title:Phytogeography and possible origins of Butomus in North America.
Journal:Bulletin of The Torrey Botanical Club
Volume:101
Issue:5
Pages:292-297
Reference 2
Ref. Number:17828
Author:Rice, P.M.
Date:2008
Title:INVADERS Database System.
Publisher:Division of Biological Sciences, University of Montana, Missoula, MT 59812-4824.
Volume:2008
CommentsEarliest state record. First noted by collector in the same location in 1949.impact: Noted again in 1973 to be spreading and out-competing the willows and cattails along the river banks. CollectorNumber: Anderson 633 UTC
Record TypeLiterature
Museum Cat Numberherb/Utah State Univ.
Verifier
Freshwater/MarineFreshwater


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