A perennial (Butomus umbellatus) native to Europe and temperate Asia, growing in or beside water; stems to 1·5 m/5 ft; rhizomatous; leaves grass-like, triangular in cross-section; flowers c.2·53 cm/11¼ in diameter, pink, 3-petalled, in a terminal umbel. (Family: Butomaceae.)
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Butomus umbellatus L. |
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