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|accepted_name=Acorus calamus
|accepted_authority=Linnaeus
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Sp. Pl.
|place=1: 324. 1753
|year=1753
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|common_names=Sweet-flag;calamus
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|code=I
|label=Introduced
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|code=F
|label=Illustrated
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|hierarchy=Acoraceae;Acorus;Acorus calamus
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Acoraceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Acorus]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Acorus calamus]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 22
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Leaves </b>basally white with pink or red, otherwise bright green; single midvein (secondary midrib) prominently raised above leaf surface, usually somewhat off-center, other veins barely or not raised; cross section rhomboid. <b>Vegetative</b> leaves to 1.75 m; sheathing base (proximal part of leaf) 22.1–66.5(–73.3) cm; distal part of leaf 31.9–95.8(–117.6) × 0.5–2 cm, 1.4–1.8 times longer than proximal part of leaf, margins sometimes undulate or crisped. <b>Sympodial</b> leaf (29.9–)34.7–159.1(–183.9) cm, usually shorter than to nearly equal to vegetative leaves; sheathing base 16.1–76.4(–100.1) cm; distal part of leaf 13.5–86.2(–101.2) × 0.4–1.9 cm. <b>Spadix</b> (3.8–)4.9–8.9 cm × 5.3–10.8 mm at anthesis, post-anthesis spadix 5.5–8.7 cm × 6–12.6 mm. <b>Flowers</b> 3–4 mm; pollen grains not staining in aniline blue. <b>Fruits</b> not produced in North America. <b>2n</b> = 36.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering early spring–early summer.
|habitat=Wet open areas, marshes, swales, and along edges of quiet water
|elevation=0–900 m
|distribution=N.B.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Ala.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Vt.;Va.;W.Va.;Wis.;Europe;Asia;Africa;Indian Ocean Islands;Pacific Islands.
|introduced=true
|discussion=<p><i>Acorus calamus</i>, a sterile triploid, was introduced to North America by early European settlers, who grew it for medicinal uses. Rhizomes propagate easily, and the species has spread throughout northeast and central United States. Scattered populations occur elsewhere. Although leaf and spadix size of <i>A. calamus</i> and <i>A. americanus</i> overlap, those measurements differ significantly, with <i>A. calamus</i> in general having longer and wider leaves and longer spadices.</p>
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|references={{Treatment/Reference
|id=motley1994a
|text=Motley, T. J. 1994. The ethnobotany of sweet flag, Acorus calamus (Araceae). Econ. Bot. 48: 397--412.
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name=Acorus calamus
|authority=Linnaeus
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|parent rank=genus
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|basionyms=
|family=Acoraceae
|phenology=Flowering early spring–early summer.
|habitat=Wet open areas, marshes, swales, and along edges of quiet water
|elevation=0–900 m
|distribution=N.B.;N.S.;Ont.;Que.;Ala.;Ark.;Calif.;Colo.;Conn.;Del.;D.C.;Ga.;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;La.;Maine;Md.;Mass.;Mich.;Minn.;Miss.;Mo.;Nebr.;N.H.;N.J.;N.Y.;N.C.;Ohio;Okla.;Oreg.;Pa.;R.I.;S.C.;S.Dak.;Tenn.;Tex.;Vt.;Va.;W.Va.;Wis.;Europe;Asia;Africa;Indian Ocean Islands;Pacific Islands.
|introduced=true
|reference=motley1994a
|publication title=Sp. Pl.
|publication year=1753
|special status=Introduced;Illustrated
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|genus=Acorus
|species=Acorus calamus
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