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Acorales
Acorus calamus.spadix.jpg
Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) - spadix
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Acorales

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Acorales the sweet flag order of flowering plants and the most basal lineage among the monocotyledons, which are characterized by having a single seed leaf. This order contains the single family Acoraceae and one genus (Acorus), which comprises two to four species of plants that resemble the irises.

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  • Acorus calamus1

    Habit of Acorus calamus.

  • Acorus calamus illustration

    Sweet Flag (2006 drawing by USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center)

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