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Acorus

Family Acoraceae

Scientific classification

Kingdom:	Plantae
Division:	Magnoliophyta
Class:	Liliopsida
Order:	Acorales
Family:	Acoraceae
Genus:	Acorus

Species

A. calamus
A. gramineus

The Genus Acorus includes only two species: A. calamus (calamus or sweet flag) and A. gramineus (Japanese sweet flag or grassy-leaved sweet flag). This genus was once placed within the Family Araceae (arums), but is now placed in its own family, the Acoraceae.

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Genus Acorus

Referenced By

Araceae | Arum Family | Calamus | List of garden plants

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