All content from Kiddle encyclopedia articles (including the article images and facts) can be freely used under Attribution-ShareAlike license, unless stated otherwise. Cite this article:
Acorales Facts for Kids. Kiddle Encyclopedia.
Acorales facts for kids
| Acorales | |
|---|---|
 |
|
| Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) - spadix | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Acorales Reveal |
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.
 |
Wikispecies has information on: Acorales. |
Images for kids
-
Habit of Acorus calamus.
-
Sweet Flag (2006 drawing by USGS Northern Prairie Wildlife Research Center)