PLANTS Profile for Acorus americanus (sweetflag)

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PLANTS Profile

Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.
sweetflag

Symbol:

ACAM

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Acoraceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N

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©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.

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Synonyms:
Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.

	ACCA10	Acorus calamus auct. non L.
	ACCAA2	Acorus calamus L. var. americanus (Raf.) H.D. Wulff.

Distribution:
Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.


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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)

Related Taxa:
Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.

View 1 genera in Acoraceae, 3 species in Acorus

Classification:
Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Arecidae
Order	Arales
Family	Acoraceae – Calamus family
Genus	Acorus L. – sweetflag
Species	Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf. – sweetflag

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Pennsylvania:
sweet flag		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Acorus americanus (Raf.) Raf.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 182561.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/04/2008 07:51 AM MDT