Calamus vs Nettle Rash

Acorus calamus compared with Leptosphaeria acuta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Nettle Rash
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Dothideomycetes (Dothideomycetes)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Pleosporales (Pleosporales)
Family	Acoraceae	Leptosphaeriaceae
Genus	Acorus	Leptosphaeria
Species	Acorus calamus	Leptosphaeria acuta

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Nettle Rash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Nettle Rash
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).

Nettle Rash

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.