Calamus vs floating crystalwort

Acorus calamus compared with Riccia fluitans

Key Differences

Calamus is Least Concern while floating crystalwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	floating crystalwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Marchantiopsida (Marchantiopsida)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Marchantiales (Marchantiales)
Family	Acoraceae	Ricciaceae
Genus	Acorus	Riccia
Species	Acorus calamus	Riccia fluitans

Evolutionary Relationship

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

View Kingdom: Plantae

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

floating crystalwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	floating crystalwort
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).

floating crystalwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.