Calamus vs mountain notchwort

Acorus calamus compared with Tritomaria scitula

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	mountain notchwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Acoraceae	Lophoziaceae
Genus	Acorus	Tritomaria
Species	Acorus calamus	Tritomaria scitula

Evolutionary Relationship

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

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Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

mountain notchwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	mountain notchwort
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).

mountain notchwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.