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Acorus calamus
FamilyGenus: Acorusnative in Germany
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About this species
Acorus calamus is a tall herbaceous plant with broad leaves that thrives in sunny, permanently wet, nutrient-rich and alkaline conditions. It flowers in June and July and is recorded as an introduced, established species in Great Britain.
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Pollination
Ecological significance
Acorus calamus is an introduced species that has become established in Great Britain.
Annual cycle
The plant flowers in June and July.
Standort & Merkmale
Light
Sonne
Moisture
Feucht
Soil
Starkzehrer (Nährstoffreicher/Fetter Boden)
Flowering period
Jun – Jul
Soil reaction
Basisch / Kalkhold
Bioregion
Continental
Growth form
Krautige Pflanze
Woodiness
Nicht verholzt
Leaf type
Breitblättrig
Plant height
0.967 m
Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)
Pflege & Anbau
Grow in full sun on permanently moist to wet, highly fertile, alkaline soil. This herbaceous plant reaches about 1.2 m tall and blooms from June to July.
Scientific profile
Acorus calamus is a non-woody, broad-leaved herbaceous plant that typically grows to about 1.2 metres. It requires a position in full sun and grows in wet or swampy soils which are strongly nutrient-rich and alkaline. The plant has a moderate warmth requirement and tolerates only low levels of disturbance. Flowering takes place from June to July. In Great Britain the species is introduced and established.
Pollinators & visitors
5 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze
Sources & data origin
•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)
•FloraWeb / BfN
•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)
•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)
•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)
•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)
•Checklist Alien Plants Belgium — Verloove F (2023), Botanic Garden Meise (CC BY 4.0)
•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)
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