Calamus vs Tape grass

Acorus calamus compared with Vallisneria spiralis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Calamus	Tape grass
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order	Acorales (Acorales)	Alismatales (オモダカ目)
Family	Acoraceae	Hydrocharitaceae
Genus	Acorus	Vallisneria
Species	Acorus calamus	Vallisneria spiralis

Evolutionary Relationship

Calamus and Tape grass share a common ancestor at the Class level: Liliopsida. (単子葉植物綱)

表示 Class: Liliopsida

Conservation Status

Calamus

LC — Least Concern

Tape grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Calamus	Tape grass
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).

Tape grass

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius, South Africa), Asia (5 countries), Europe (23 countries), North America (Canada, Jamaica, United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.