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Butomus umbellatus

Flowering Plants

Butomus umbellatus is a Eurasian plant species and the only member of the family Butomaceae, commonly called flowering rush or grass rush. It is a rhizomatous, hairless, perennial aquatic plant that was introduced to North America as an ornamental but has since become a serious invasive weed around the Great Lakes and in parts of the Pacific Northwest, while in Israel, one of its native countries, it is endangered due to habitat loss. It also grows locally in Great Britain, including at the Caldicot and Wentloog Levels. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts

Classification

Diet

Photosynthetic Autotroph 1

System (Realm)

Freshwater 2

Relationship to People

Invasive or Introduced Species 1

Living or Extinct

Yes 3

Comparison

NatureServe Rank

G5 Secure 4

CITES Appendix

Not Listed 5

Scientific Name

Butomus umbellatus 3

Conservation Status

Endangered 1

Connections

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Source Butomus umbellatus (Wikidata)

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Source Butomus umbellatus (Wikipedia)

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Sources

1. Butomus umbellatus (Wikipedia)

Introduction
In Israel, one of its native countries, it is an endangered species due to the habitat loss. It can also be found in Great Britain locally, for example at the Caldicot and Wentloog Levels.
Lead, sentence naming the group it belongs to
Butomus umbellatus is a Eurasian plant species in the family Butomaceae.
Introduction
Introduced into North America as an ornamental plant it has now become a serious invasive weed in the Great Lakes area and in parts of the Pacific Northwest. In Israel, one of its native countries, it is an endangered species due to the habitat loss.
In Ecosystem: Great Lakes, Lead
Introduced into North America as an ornamental plant it has now become a serious invasive weed in the Great Lakes area and in parts of the Pacific Northwest.

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2. GBIF Species API

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3. Butomus umbellatus (Wikidata)

Wikidata

Wikidata Q18461 (P225 taxon name)
Statements section, conservation status (P141)
IUCN Red List conservation status (Wikidata property P141): least concern.
Child Taxon Of: Plantae, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
In Biome: Lake, Introduction

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4. NatureServe Explorer: Butomus umbellatus

NatureServe ExplorerGlobal rank (roundedGRank)

Quote, Global rank (roundedGRank)

"roundedGRank": "G5"

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5. UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat): Species+: Plantae

UNEP-WCMC Species+ database (CITES Secretariat)Species+ taxon_concepts, id 45

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"cites_listing":"I/II/III/NC","eu_listing":"A/B/C/D/NC","higher_taxa":{"kingdom":"Plantae","phylum":null,"class":null,"order":null,"family":null},"synonyms":[],"common_names":[{"name":"Plants","language":"EN"},{"name":"Flora","language":"EN"}],"cites_listings":[]

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Plant (Wikipedia)

Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

Quote, Lead, whole group is photosynthetic

They are predominantly photosynthetic or came from photosynthetic ancestors, meaning that they obtain their energy from sunlight by using the green pigment chlorophyll in their chloroplasts to produce sugars from carbon dioxide and water.

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