Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Monocots: Acorales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Acorus americanus
FAMILY
Acoraceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acorus americanus
FAMILY
Acoraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 032-01-001?:
Acorus calamus
FAMILY
Araceae
COMMON NAME:
Sweetflag, American Calamus
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide pnd_acca10_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Acorus americanus
FAMILY
Acoraceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acorus americanus
FAMILY
Acoraceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 032-01-001?:
Acorus calamus
FAMILY
Araceae
2709
Forb
Perennial
Native
Documented growing wild in - - -
Rare (distribution poorly known; additional distribution records expected)
Look for it in marshes, wet meadows, other wet areas, limey seeps, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...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!
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians p389?
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p003