Freshwater
Dwarf Sedge
Acorus gramineus
Acoraceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Japan, Korea, Laos, and 6 more countries.
Introduced to United Kingdom and United States.
More about the species
Description
Acorus gramineus, commonly known as Japanese sweet flag, Japanese rush, grassy-leaved sweet flag, and grass-leaf sweet flag, is a botanical species belonging to the genus Acorus, native to Japan, Korea, and eastern Asia. The plant usually grows in wetlands and shallow water. The genome of A. gramineus has been published by independent research groups in 2022 and 2023.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Acorus humilis
- Acorus macrospadiceus
- Acorus pusillus
- Acorus xiangyeus
In other languages
- Heinäkalmojuuri
- Grassleaf sweet flag, Grassy-Leaved Sweet Flag, Japanese Rush, Japanese Sweet Flag, Japanese Sweetflag, Slender Sweet Flag
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