PLANTS Profile for Acorus calamus (calamus)

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PLANTS Profile

Acorus calamus L.
calamus

Symbol:

ACCA4

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Acoraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		I
CAN		I

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Acorus calamus L.

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Distribution:
Acorus calamus L.


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USA (AL, AR, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (MB, NB, NS, ON, PE, QC)

Related Taxa:
Acorus calamus L.

View 1 genera in Acoraceae, 3 species in Acorus

Classification:
Acorus calamus L.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arales
Family	Acoraceae – Calamus family
Genus	Acorus L. – sweetflag
Species	Acorus calamus L. – calamus

Introduced Information:
Acorus calamus L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Acorus calamus L.

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