Acorus calamus var. calamus Raf.

Variety

Angiosperms > Acorales > Acoraceae > Acorus > Acorus calamus

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite deciduous herb. It grows 1m high.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support -
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread hydrochory
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 1.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color -
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Found in moist soils and shallow water in ditches, marshes, river edges and ponds.
Light -
Soil humidity -
Soil texture -
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 5-10

Usage

Uses essential oil medicinal
Edible fruits leaves pods rhizomes roots stems
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Can be grown by seedlings.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) 17 - 21
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) 18 - 26
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Distribution

Acorus calamus var. calamus world distribution map, present in Åland Islands, Albania, Andorra, Austria, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Belarus, Switzerland, China, Colombia, Czech Republic, Germany, Denmark, Finland, France, Micronesia (Federated States of), Georgia, Hungary, Ireland, Iceland, Italy, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Nicaragua, Netherlands, Norway, Nepal, Pakistan, Poland, Korea (Democratic People's Republic of), Romania, Russian Federation, Svalbard and Jan Mayen, Sweden, Turks and Caicos Islands, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:77167492-1
WFO ID wfo-0000351267
COL ID 5LYRJ
BDTFX ID 670
INPN ID 80087
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Synonyms

Acorus angustatus Acorus flexuosus Acorus floridanus Acorus commutatus Acorus elatus Acorus europaeus Acorus odoratus Acorus terrestris Acorus undulatus Acorus angustifolius Acorus belangeri Acorus commersonii Acorus griffithii Acorus nilaghirensis Acorus calamus-aromaticus Acorus calamus var. calamus Acorus casia Acorus verus Acorus calamus var. europeus