Butomus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alismatales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Alismatales

Familia: Butomaceae
Genus: Butomus
Species: B. junceus – B. umbellatus

Name

Butomus L., Sp. Pl. 372 (1753).

Type species: Butomus umbellatus L.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Europe
- Regional: Northern Europe
  - Denmark, Finland, Great Britain, Ireland, Norway, Sweden.
- Regional: Middle Europe
  - Austria, Belgium, Czechia-Slovakia, Germany, Hungary, Netherlands, Poland, Switzerland.
- Regional: Southwestern Europe
  - France, Portugal, Sardegna, Spain.
- Regional: Southeastern Europe
  - Albania, Bulgaria, Greece, Italy, Romania, Türkiye-in-Europe, Northwest Balkan Peninsula.
- Regional: Eastern Europe
  - Belarus, Baltic States, Krym, Central European Russia, East European Russia, North European Russia, South European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Ukraine.
Continental: Africa
- Regional: Northern Africa
  - Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia.
Continental: Asia-Temperate
- Regional: Siberia
  - Altay, Buryatiya, Chita, Irkutsk, Krasnoyarsk, Tuva, West Siberia.
- Regional: Russian Far East
  - Amur, Khabarovsk, Primorye.
- Regional: Middle Asia
  - Kazakhstan, Kirgizstan, Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Regional: Caucasus
  - North Caucasus, Transcaucasus.
- Regional: Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon-Syria, Palestine, Türkiye.
- Regional: China
  - China South-Central, Inner Mongolia, Manchuria, China North-Central, China Southeast, Xinjiang.
- Regional: Mongolia
  - Mongolia.
Continental: Asia-Tropical
- Regional: Indian Subcontinent
  - India, Pakistan, West Himalaya.
Continental: Northern America (introduced)
- Regional: Western Canada
  - Alberta, Manitoba.
- Regional: Eastern Canada
  - Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Québec.
- Regional: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Idaho, Montana.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Vermont.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Linnaeus, C. 1753. Species Plantarum. Tomus I: 372. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Butomus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Aug 28. Reference page.
Tropicos.org 2025. Butomus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Aug 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Butomus. Published online. Accessed: 28 Aug 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Butomus. Accessed: 28 Aug 2025. Reference page.
Farr, E.R. & Zijlstra, G. (eds.) 1996 onwards. Butomus in Index Nominum Genericorum (Plantarum). Accessed: 2025 Aug 28. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: بوطي
беларуская: Сусак
čeština: Šmel
dansk: Brudelys-slægten
English: Flowering-rush
فارسی: هزارنی‌ایان
suomi: Sarjarimmet
հայերեն: Կարապածաղիկ
ქართული: ჩალაყვავილა
қазақша: Теңгебастар тұқымдасы
русский: Сусак
slovenčina: Okrasa
Tiếng Việt: Họ Cỏ lận