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Butomus
Also called Flowering Rushes
Butomus is a genus of aquatic and marginal perennial plants, mainly the species Butomus umbellatus (flowering rush), grown in shallow water or wet soil for its umbels of pink flowers. It is best kept in a pond margin or bog garden, where its spread must be controlled.
Butomus is the only known genus in the plant family Butomaceae, native to Europe and Asia. It is considered invasive in some parts of the United States.
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