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Forb
Perennial

Non-native: Eurasia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC

Uncommon

Look for it in marshes, wet meadows, other wet areas, per Weakley's Flora

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Aquatic ...Wet

LEAVES:
Simple

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Bisexual
Radially symmetrical
Inflorescence a spadix

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer

 

TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!

• Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p398
• Wildflowers of Tennessee p337
• Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p389?

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