Accession Data
Acorus gramineus
Common Name: Japanese Sweet Flag
Family: Acoraceae
Country of Origin: E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines
Description: [A. g. var. pusillus (Siebold) Engl.]
To 18 inches, not aromatic, rhizome slender; leaves rarely more than 1/4 inch wide, without a distinct midrib; spadix slender, to 3 inches long.
Cultivar 'Pusillus' is a dwarf form from Japan.
The genus Acorus is considered to be the most primitive extant monocot.
Accession Data
USDA Zone: 6-9
Accession #: 198501408
Accession Date: 1985-12-31 00:00:00
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2316
Quantity: 2
Source: Unknown
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Subclass: monocots
Order: Acorales
Family: Acoraceae
Flowering Data:
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References
- Plants For A Future Website
- Hortus Third, LH Bailey Hortorium, 1976
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Accessed 27 March 2105.
- WCSP (2015). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Accessed 27 March 2015.
- Angiosperm Phylogeny Website at MoBot. Last accessed on Tuesday, 03 December, 2019.
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