B and T World Seeds' reference number: 31668
USDA average, annual, minimum temperature Zone:3
Type of plant - perennial
Flower: YELLOW-GREEN spadix....sterile triploid
Foliage: to 150x3cm. midvein only raised, others ~ not raised
Height in meters: 1.5
Parts of Acorus calamus are considered toxic.

Common names for Acorus calamus: (folk:dried root powder smoke, acuity),  (med:digestive),  (med:may contain carcinogen CIA),  (those from USA are prob. A.americanus),  Acore calame,  Acore odorant,  Acore vrai,  Calamis,  Calamo,  Calamo Aromatico,  Calamus,  Calamus Root,  Cuile-mhilis,  Cuile-Mhilis,  Flag Root,  Flagroot,  Godavach,  Kalmus,  Myrtle Flag,  Myrtle Grass,  Myrtle Sedge,  Myrtle-flag,  Sarango,  Shui ch'ang pu,  Shui chang pu,  Sweet Calamus,  Sweet Cane,  Sweet Flag,  Sweet Scented Rush,  Sweet Sedge,  Sweet-Flag,  Sweetroot,  Vacha,  Vaj, 

Acorus calamus is included in the following B and T World Seeds flowering plant categories:
6:   Bulbous and Rhizomatous Plant Seed List
36:   Herb Seed List Culinary Medicinal Dye and Aromatic
55:   Fragrant or Aromatic Flower or Foliage Plant Seeds
56:   Aquatic and Semi aquatic Plant Seeds
89:   Natives of U.S.South East
106:   Central Asian Native Plant Seed List
187:  Araceae
197:  Acoraceae
699:   Ayurvedic Medicinal Herbs
719:   North American Native Ethnobotanicals