Family · Monocots

Butomaceae

Flowering rush

Single species Butomus umbellatus, a rush-like emergent aquatic bearing umbels of pink flowers.

Accepted species

2accepted names · Kew WCVP

Genus

1accepted genus · Kew WCVP

Origin

≈64 MaPaleogene · stem age, Jin & Qian 2022 megatree

Centre of diversity

Asia-Temperatemost native species · WGSRPD

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Plants you might know

• Butomus umbellatus

Its genus

• Butomus2 spp.

Where it grows

• Asia-Temperate2
• Europe1
• Africa1
• Asia-Tropical1

Native species richness by botanical continent (WGSRPD level 1), from Kew WCVP.

Related families

Butomaceae sits in the order Alismatales.

• AraceaeAroids — philodendron, monstera, arum4,890
• PotamogetonaceaePondweeds193
• HydrocharitaceaeTape grass, frogbit145
• AlismataceaeWater plantains123
• AponogetonaceaeCape pondweeds60
• JuncaginaceaeArrowgrasses35
• TofieldiaceaeFalse asphodels30
• ZosteraceaeEelgrasses (seagrass)19
• CymodoceaceaeManatee grass (seagrass)18
• RuppiaceaeDitch grasses12
• PosidoniaceaeNeptune grass9
• ScheuchzeriaceaeRannoch-rush1
• Maundiaceae1