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Butomus umbellatus Butomus umbellatus,Flowering rush,Geotagged,Israel,Spring Click/tap to enlarge Promoted

Butomus umbellatus

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  1. View Christine Young's profile
    Christine Young
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    So pretty! Posted one month ago
    1. View Yael Orgad's profile
      Yael Orgad
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      thank you! it's so impressive to come during summer, when almost everything is dry, and find this pond blooming in pink from edge to edge! Posted one month ago
      1. View Christine Young's profile
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        Oh wow, so they were growing in a partially dried up pond? Posted one month ago
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          Yael Orgad
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          yes, they grow in seasonal ponds - a place that is full of water during winter, becomes low muddy water in later spring (that's when they bloom) and dries in the late summer.
          Posted one month ago
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            Interesting! Posted one month 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
Species identified by Yael Orgad
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By Yael Orgad

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Uploaded Jul 15, 2025. Captured Jun 7, 2025 12:45 in CV6X+96 Hadera, Israel.
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  • f/6.3
  • 1/640s
  • ISO200
  • 60mm