BC Flora
Acorus calamus
| Name |
| Acorus calamus |
| Common Name |
| sweet-flag |
| Vascular Plants of BC ID Number |
| 41 |
| Biogeoclimatic Regions |
| Interior Douglas fir |
| Subboreal spruce |
| Status in the Flora of BC |
| Naturalized |
| Duration |
| Perennial Withering |
| Habit |
| Herb Wetland plant |
| Sex |
| Monoclinous |
| Flower Colour |
| yellow-green |
| Flowering Months |
| | May | June | July | |
| Fruit |
| Simple fleshy or leathery fruit |
| Fruit Colour |
| Base Chromosome Number |
| 11 |
| Chromosome Status in BC |
| Chromosome Somatic Number in BC |
| Poison Status in BC |
| Economic Status in BC |
| Ornamental |
| Ornamental Value in BC |
| Habit |
| Flower |
| Endangered Status in BC |
| Not endangered as of 1976. Try a search on BC Species Explorer for "Acorus calamus" for updated information - note that this search will not currently work when discrepancies in nomenclature occur. |
| References |
| (Not yet available) |
| Links |
| Search NatureServe Explorer for "Acorus calamus" |
| Search Google images for "Acorus calamus" |
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