OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

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Most habitat and range descriptions were obtained from Weakley's Flora.

Your search found 2 taxa in the family Acoraceae, Calamus family, as understood by PLANTS National Database.

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camera icon speaker icon Common Name: European Sweetflag, European Calamus

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acorus calamus   FAMILY: Acoraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acorus calamus   FAMILY: Acoraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acorus calamus 032-01-001   FAMILY: Araceae

 

Habitat: Marshes, wet meadows, other wet areas

Uncommon in NC & in GA Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA & SC)

Non-native: Eurasia

 


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speaker icon Common Name: Sweetflag, American Calamus

Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Acorus americanus   FAMILY: Acoraceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Acorus americanus   FAMILY: Acoraceae

INCLUDED WITHIN Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Acorus calamus 032-01-001?   FAMILY: Araceae

 

Habitat: Marshes, wet meadows, other wet areas, limey seeps

Native

 


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"If the leaves, or (in winter) the buds and leaf scars, stand opposite, the tree (if it is of large size) belongs to the maple, ash, or horse-chestnut family. Our native horse-chestnuts are buckeyes." — Julia E. Rogers, Trees Worth Knowing