Kalmus vs Gemeiner Sauerklee

Acorus calamus compared with Oxalis acetosella

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Kalmus	Gemeiner Sauerklee
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Oxalidales (Sauerkleeartige)
Family	Acoraceae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Acorus	Oxalis
Species	Acorus calamus	Oxalis acetosella

Evolutionary Relationship

Kalmus and Gemeiner Sauerklee share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

Kalmus

LC — Least Concern

Gemeiner Sauerklee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Kalmus	Gemeiner Sauerklee
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Kalmus

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).

Gemeiner Sauerklee

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (United States).

Kalmus

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇺🇸 United States