Calamus vs False Oat-Grass Smut

Acorus calamus compared with Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Key Differences

• Calamus is Least Concern while False Oat-Grass Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	False Oat-Grass Smut
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Acoraceae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Acorus	Urocystis
Species	Acorus calamus	Urocystis avenae-elatioris

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

False Oat-Grass Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	False Oat-Grass Smut
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).

False Oat-Grass Smut

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.