Accession Data:
Acorus gramineus Aiton
- Common Name: Japanese Sweet Flag
- Family: Acoraceae J.G. Agardh
- Country of Origin: E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines
- Habitat: stream banks & marshes
- 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.
- USDA Zone: 6-9
Accession Data:
- Accession # 198501408
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 2316 - Equisetum
- Currently: active - healthy
- Qty: 2 confirmed on 09-10-2024
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Acorales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Acoraceae
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Flowering Data:
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References (internal):
- EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to: Primorye / China South-Central / Hainan / Inner Mongolia / China North-Central / Qinghai / China Southeast / Tibet / Xinjiang / Japan / Korea / Taiwan / Bangladesh / East Himalaya / Cambodia / Laos / Myanmar / Thailand / Vietnam / Philippines
References (external):
- 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.
data regenerated on Tue, 10 Sep 2024 15:57:01 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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