Butomus L.

Butomus (en), Butome (fr)

Genus

Angiosperms > Alismatales > Butomaceae

Characteristics

Plants in fresh water to 2 m deep. Leaves emersed, submersed, or floating; blade triangular proximally, flattened distally. Inflorescences overtopping leaves; scape trianglular; bracts 3, subtending umbel. Flowers: tepals light pink-purple with darker purple veins; stamens in 2 cycles, outer cycle of 3 pairs opposite outer tepals, inner cycle of 3 opposite inner tepals; anthers ovoid; pistils pink. Fruits leathery, beaked.
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Sep and pet persistent, the sep nearly as long as the pet but more greenish; stamens 9, the outer cycle of 3 pairs of obliquely antesepalous members, the inner of 3 directly antepetalous members, so that all spread at equal angles from the receptacle.
Morphological characters and geographical distribution are the same as those of the family.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 2.0
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Hardiness (USDA) 4-9

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Cultivation

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Images

Butomus unspecified picture

Distribution

Butomus world distribution map, present in Afghanistan, Albania, Austria, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, Chile, China, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Algeria, Spain, Finland, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Iran (Islamic Republic of), Iraq, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Montenegro, Netherlands, Norway, Pakistan, Palau, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Turkmenistan, Tunisia, Ukraine, United States of America, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1076-1
WFO ID wfo-4000005835
COL ID 8VVTD
BDTFX ID 86048
INPN ID 190131
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Butomus

Lower taxons

Butomus junceus Butomus umbellatus