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Butomus umbellatus

Flowering Rush

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Common names

36 names · 27 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Flowering Rush
  • Flowering-rush[1]
Other languages (26)
Dutch
  • Zwanenbloem[1]
French
  • Butome à ombelle[1]
  • Jonc fleuri[1]
Belarusian
  • Сусак парасоністы[1]
Chinese (Simplified)
Chinese (Traditional)
Czech
  • šmel okoličnatý[1]
Danish
Estonian
  • harilik luigelill[1]
Finnish
  • sarjarimpi[1]
German
  • Blumenbinse[1]
  • Doldige Schwanenblume[1]
  • Schwanenblume[1]
+2 more namesShow fewer names
  • Wasserliesch[1]
  • Wasserviole[1]
Hebrew
  • בוציץ סוככני[1]
Hungarian
  • ernyős virágkáka[1]
  • Virágkáka[1]
Italian
  • Giunco fiorito[1]
Japanese
Lithuanian
  • Skėtinis bėžis[1]
Norwegian
Polish
  • Łączeń baldaszkowy[1]
Portuguese
  • junco-florido[1]
Romanian
  • Crin de baltă[1]
Russian
  • Сусак зонтичный[1]
Slovak
  • okrasa okolíkatá[1]
Slovenian
  • kobulasta vodoljuba[1]
Swedish
Turkish
  • bataklık gülü[1]
  • Bataklıkgülü[1]
Ukrainian
  • Сусак звичайний[1]
  • Сусак зонтичний[1]
Welsh
  • Brwynen flodeuog[1]
Sources & name notes (1)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Butomus umbellatus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Flowering-rush — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Giunco fiorito — results[0].names[3]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • בוציץ סוככני — results[0].names[4]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Jonc fleuri — results[0].names[5]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Butome à ombelle — results[0].names[6]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Schwanenblume — results[0].names[7]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Wasserliesch — results[0].names[8]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Blumenbinse — results[0].names[9]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Doldige Schwanenblume — results[0].names[10]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Wasserviole — results[0].names[11]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • šmel okoličnatý — results[0].names[12]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Skėtinis bėžis — results[0].names[13]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Blomvass — results[0].names[14]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Brudelys — results[0].names[15]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Сусак зонтичный — results[0].names[16]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • brudelys — results[0].names[17]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • sarjarimpi — results[0].names[18]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • junco-florido — results[0].names[19]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Zwanenbloem — results[0].names[20]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Łączeń baldaszkowy — results[0].names[21]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Virágkáka — results[0].names[22]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • ハナイ — results[0].names[23]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • harilik luigelill — results[0].names[24]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • 花蔺 — results[0].names[25]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • kobulasta vodoljuba — results[0].names[26]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Сусак зонтичний — results[0].names[27]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Сусак парасоністы — results[0].names[28]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Crin de baltă — results[0].names[29]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Сусак звичайний — results[0].names[30]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • ernyős virágkáka — results[0].names[31]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • bataklık gülü — results[0].names[32]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Bataklıkgülü — results[0].names[33]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • Brwynen flodeuog — results[0].names[34]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • okrasa okolíkatá — results[0].names[35]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.
  • 花藺 — results[0].names[36]; taxon id 60462; Butomus umbellatus.

General information

Scientific name: Butomus umbellatus
Accepted name (Kew): Butomus umbellatus L. View name reference ↗

Accepted in the cited Kew taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1] [2]
Botanical family: Butomaceae

Kew's family placement for the genus Butomus (WCVP v16).

Sources [1]
Also known as: Flowering Rush
Images: Google Images

Plant characteristics

Layer: Aquatic
Catalogue size class: Small
Height: 1.00 m
Spread: 0.50 m
Growth rate: None
Foliage: None

Growing conditions

USDA hardiness: 4-8
Soil moisture:
Wet
Soil:
Sand (light) Loam (medium) Clay (heavy)
pH:
Acidic Neutral Alkaline
Light:
Full sun

Uses

Edible parts:
Root, Seed
Edibility rating:
(3)
Medicinal rating:
(0)
Functions:
Fragrant

Description

Turnip: cooked. It must be boiled and peeled, and the root must be removed. The root can be dried and ground into a powder, which can then be used as a thickening agent in soups, or added to grain flour when making bread, as it contains more than 50% starch. The seed is very small and difficult to use, but no further details are provided.

Harvest

Harvest starts: 01/07
Harvest ends: 30/09

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew World Checklist of Vascular Plants, version 16, extracted 4 June 2026
    Supports: Botanical familyTaxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Botanical family: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 272772; name ID 301530; Butomus L.. Family column.
    • Taxonomy: WCVP v16, wcvp_names.csv row 1173809; name ID 301538; Butomus umbellatus L..

    Source checked on .

    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.

  2. Catalogue of Life Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20 — Butomus umbellatus

    Taxonomic data from WCVP, version 16.0, reproduced in Catalogue of Life 2026-08-20. This shares the Kew WCVP evidence base cited on this page.

    Supports: Taxonomy
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: COL 2026-08-20, NameUsage.tsv line 5063005, ID NZ5R: Butomus umbellatus L. (accepted).

    Source checked on .