Calamus vs Devil Lily

Acorus calamus compared with Lilium lancifolium

Key Differences

Calamus is Least Concern while Devil Lily is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Devil Lily
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Acoraceae	Liliaceae
Genus	Acorus	Lilium
Species	Acorus calamus	Lilium lancifolium

Evolutionary Relationship

Calamus and Devil Lily share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (Monocots)

View Class: Liliopsida

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Devil Lily

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Devil Lily
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Calamus

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (30 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

Devil Lily

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

Calamus

The Calamus (Acorus calamus) is a species in the genus Acorus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.