Aquatic
...Wet
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Acorales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Acorus calamus
FAMILY
Acoraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acorus calamus
FAMILY
Acoraceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 032-01-001:
Acorus calamus
FAMILY
Araceae
COMMON NAME:
Sweetflag, European Calamus
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_acca4_001_lvd
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_acorus_calamus1
April Dare County NC
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_acorus_calamus1b
April Dare County NC
Inflorescence a cylindric tapering spadix; leaf-like spathe continues up, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_acorus_calamus2
April Dare County NC
Sword-like leaves are stiff and narrow, very similar to Cattail leaves, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.