Scientific or common name:

Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.

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ACORACEAE - Calamus family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)

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Taxon Page:

Name: Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.
Nomencl. ref.: New Fl. (Rafinesque) 1: 57. 1836 [Dec 1836]
Rank: species

Images of Acorus americanus

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Common names

U.S. name: Sweetflag
French name: belle-angélique

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Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
 

Synonyms:
= Acorus calamus auct. non L.
= Acorus calamus L. var. americanus (Raf.) H.D. Wulff.

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TAXONOMY

Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: Arecidae
Order: Arales
Family: Acoraceae
Genus: Acorus
Species:

1) Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf. 2) Acorus calamus auct. non L. 3) Acorus calamus L. 4) Acorus calamus L. var. americanus (Raf.) H.D. Wulff. 5) Acorus gramineus Sol. ex Aiton

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Page counter: 206 ( AVG: 223.98 / 293.506 )

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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AK, CT, DC, DE, IA, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, MT, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SD, VA, VT, WA, WI), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, ON, PE, QC, SK)


Map for Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA

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Kingdoms
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1) Fungi 2) Plantae

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Divisions
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1) Anthocerotophyta (Hornworts) 2) Bryophyta (Mosses) 3) Chlorophyta (Green algae) 4) Coniferophyta (Conifers) 5) Cycadophyta (Cycads) 6) Equisetophyta (Horsetails) 7) Ginkgophyta (Ginkgo) 8) Gnetophyta (Gnetophytes) 9) Hepaticophyta (Liverworts) 10) Lycopodiophyta (Lycopods) 11) Magnoliophyta (Flowering plants) 12) Psilophyta (Whisk-ferns) 13) Pteridophyta (Ferns)

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Classes
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1) Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) 2) Magnoliopsida (Dicotyledons)

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Families
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1) Acoraceae (Calamus family) 2) Agavaceae (Century-plant family) 3) Alismataceae (Water-plantain family) 4) Aloaceae (Aloe family) 5) Amaryllidaceae (Amaryllis family.) 6) Aponogetonaceae (Cape-pondweed family) 7) Araceae (Arum family) 8) Arecaceae (Palm family) 9) Asparagaceae (Asparagus family) 10) Asphodelaceae (Asphodel family) 11) Bromeliaceae (Bromeliad family) 12) Burmanniaceae (Burmannia family) 13) Butomaceae (Flowering Rush family) 14) Cannaceae (Canna family) 15) Colchicaceae 16) Commelinaceae (Spiderwort family) 17) Costaceae (Costus family) 18) Cyclanthaceae (Panama Hat family) 19) Cymodoceaceae (Manatee-grass family) 20) Cyperaceae (Sedge family) 21) Dioscoreaceae (Yam family) 22) Eriocaulaceae (Pipewort family) 23) Flagellariaceae (Flagellaria family) 24) Haemodoraceae (Bloodwort family) 25) Hanguanaceae (Hanguana family) 26) Heliconiaceae (Heliconia family) 27) Hydrocharitaceae (Tape-grass family) 28) Iridaceae (Iris family) 29) Joinvilleaceae (Joinvillea family) 30) Juncaceae (Rush family) 31) Juncaginaceae (Arrow-grass family) 32) Lemnaceae (Duckweed family) 33) Liliaceae (Lily family) 34) Limnocharitaceae (Water-poppy family) 35) Marantaceae (Prayer-Plant family) 36) Mayacaceae (Mayaca family) 37) Melanthiaceae (Bunchflower family) 38) Musaceae (Banana family) 39) Najadaceae (Water-nymph family) 40) Orchidaceae (Orchid family) 41) Pandanaceae (Screw-pine family) 42) Philydraceae (Philydraceae family) 43) Poaceae (Grass family) 44) Pontederiaceae (Water-Hyacinth family) 45) Posidoniaceae (Posidonia family) 46) Potamogetonaceae (Pondweed family) 47) Ruppiaceae (Ditch-grass family) 48) Scheuchzeriaceae (Scheuchzeria family) 49) Smilacaceae (Catbrier family) 50) Stemonaceae (Stemona family) 51) Strelitziaceae (Bird of Paradise Flower fam) 52) Taccaceae (Tacca family) 53) Tofieldiaceae (Tofieldia family) 54) Triuridaceae (Triurus family) 55) Typhaceae (Cat-tail family) 56) Xyridaceae (Yellow-eyed Grass family) 57) Zingiberaceae (Ginger family) 58) Zosteraceae (Eel-grass family)

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Genera (Acoraceae)
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1) Acorus (sweetflag)

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Common names (Acorus)
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1) Calamus (Acorus calamus) 2) Grassleaf sweet flag (Acorus gramineus) 3) Sweetflag (Acorus americanus)

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More species:
1) Acorus calamus L. [1619]
2) Acorus calamus L. var. americanus (Raf.) H.D. Wulff. [204]
3) Acroptilon repens (L.) DC. [813]
4) Actaea podocarpa DC. [416]
5) Actaea rubifolia (Kearney) Kartesz [362]
6) Actaea rubra (Aiton) Willd. ssp. rubra [343]
7) Actinidia chinensis Planch. [1104]
8) Adenanthera pavonina L. [2035]
9) Adiantum pedatum L. [770]
10) Adonis annua L. [1812]

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