Calamus vs false pepperwort

Acorus calamus compared with Marsilea crenata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	false pepperwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Salviniales (Salviniales)
Family	Acoraceae	Marsileaceae
Genus	Acorus	Marsilea
Species	Acorus calamus	Marsilea crenata

Evolutionary Relationship

Calamus and false pepperwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

false pepperwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	false pepperwort
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 pepperwort

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Indonesia.

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.