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the pond is all pink! Butomus umbellatus filling the winter pond, making the whole view completely pink!<br /> I added a picture of the edge of the pond, where you can see the shallow water:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136614/the_edge_of_the_pond.html" title="the edge of the pond"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3519/136614_thumb.JPG?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=Hbo8R%2FAGdqA4Q9LF83o%2Bm%2BO%2Bvcw%3D" width="200" height="150" alt="the edge of the pond where thousands of Butomus umbellatus grow densely together. <br /> you can see the pond here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136576/the_pond_is_all_pink.html<br /> or here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136575/butomus_umbellatus.html Butomus umbellatus,Flowering rush,Geotagged,Israel,Spring" /></a></figure> Butomus umbellatus,Flowering rush,Geotagged,Israel,Spring Click/tap to enlarge

the pond is all pink!

Butomus umbellatus filling the winter pond, making the whole view completely pink!
I added a picture of the edge of the pond, where you can see the shallow water:

the edge of the pond where thousands of Butomus umbellatus grow densely together. <br /> you can see the pond here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136576/the_pond_is_all_pink.html<br /> or here:<br /> https://www.jungledragon.com/image/136575/butomus_umbellatus.html Butomus umbellatus,Flowering rush,Geotagged,Israel,Spring

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  1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
    Ferdy Christant
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    Would absolutely not know it was a pond to begin with, amazing! Posted 3 years ago
    1. View Yael Orgad's profile
      Yael Orgad
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      this plant grows in shallow muddy water. the hebrew common name is something like "mud-plant". maybe I'll add a picture of the edge, where you can see the water of the pond :-) Posted 3 years ago
      1. View Ferdy Christant's profile
        Ferdy Christant
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        Would love to see that :) Posted 3 years ago

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The Flowering rush

''Butomus'' is the sole genus in the monogeneric plant family Butomaceae, containing the single species ''Butomus umbellatus'', also known as flowering rush or grass rush.

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Similar species: Water-plantains, Seagrass
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Jun 16, 2022. Captured Jun 3, 2022 10:57 in CV6X+96 Hadera, Israel.
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  • E-M1MarkII
  • f/7.1
  • 1/400s
  • ISO100
  • 145mm