Butomus umbellatus

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: Butomus umbellatus

Name

Butomus umbellatus L., Sp. Pl. 1: 372 (1753).

Synonyms

Heterotypic
- Butomus caesalpini Neck., Delic. Gallo-Belg. 1: 189 (1768).
- Butomus floridus Gaertn., Fruct. Sem. Pl. 1: 74 (1788).
- Butomus vulgaris Gueldenst., Reis. Russland 2: 22 (1791).
- Butomus umbellatus var. minor Ledeb., Fl. Ross. 4: 44 (1852).
- Butomus umbellatus var. parviflorus Buchenau, Gött. Gel. Anz. 1869: 237 (1869).
- Butomus umbellatus var. vallisneriifolia Sagorski in P.F.A.Ascherson & K.O.R.Graebner, Syn. Mitteleur. Fl. 1: 396 (1897).
- Butomus umbellatus f. albiflorus F.Fromm, Allg. Bot. Z. Syst. 11: 161 (1905).
- Butomus umbellatus f. minor Bolzon, Bull. Soc. Bot. Ital. 1910: 77 (1910), nom. illeg.
- Butomus umbellatus var. scutariensis Rohlena, Vestn. Král. Ceské Spolecn. Nauk, Tr. Mat.-Prír. 35: 6 (1931 publ. 1932).
  - Butomus scutariensis Rohlena, Vestn. Ceské Spolecn. Nauk, Tr. Mat.-Prír. 1931(35): 6 (1932), pro syn.
- Butomus umbellatus f. terrestris Glück, Süsswasserflora (A.Pascher) 15: 107 (1936).
- Butomus umbellatus f. submersus Glück, Süsswasserflora (A.Pascher) 15: 107 (1936).
- Butomus umbellatus f. natans V.V.Petrovsky, Fl. Yakutii.

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: Northwestern U.S.A.
  - Idaho, Montana.
- Regional: North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin.
- Regional: Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Indiana, 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 umbellatus 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 umbellatus. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 28 Aug 2025. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Butomus umbellatus. Published online. Accessed: 28 Aug 2025. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2025. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Butomus umbellatus. Accessed: 28 Aug 2025. Reference page.

Vernacular names

العربية: عناز خيمي
azərbaycanca: Çətirli suoxu
беларуская: Сусак парасоністы
български: Сенников водолюб
čeština: Šmel okoličnatý
Cymraeg: Brwynen flodeuog
dansk: Brudelys
Deutsch: Schwanenblume
English: Flowering-rush
eesti: Luigelill
فارسی: هزارنی
suomi: Sarjarimpi
français: Butome à ombelle
Frysk: Swannepopel
עברית: בוציץ סוככני
hrvatski: Štitasti vodoljub
hornjoserbsce: Wokołkaty syćowc
magyar: Virágkákafélék
հայերեն: Կարապածաղիկ հովանոցավոր
italiano: Giunco fiorito
日本語: ハナイ科
한국어: 구주꽃골
lietuvių: Skėtinis bėžis
Nedersaksies: Zwaonebloeme
Nederlands: Zwanenbloem
norsk: Brudelys
polski: Łączeń baldaszkowy
română: Crin de baltă
русский: Сусак зонтичный
slovenčina: Okrasa okolíkatá
slovenščina: Kobulasta vodoljuba
српски / srpski: Водољуб
svenska: Blomvass
українська: Сусак звичайний
Tiếng Việt: Cỏ lận