Acorus gramineus Sol. ex Aiton

Locations ofAcorus gramineus Sol. ex Aiton in Virginia

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Family
Acoraceae
Botanical Name
Acorus gramineus Sol. ex Aiton
Common Name
Grass-leaf Sweetflag, Japanese Sweetflag
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Not in Flora of Virginia
Comments
See Simmons et al. in Castanea 85: 277-284 (2020) for the first report of this species in Virginia and in North America. Acorus gramineus is an Asiatic species, several cultivars of which are common in cultivation. In 2019, it was found to be adventive along a suburban, northern Virginia stream in the greater Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.
Habitat
Several small colonies on sand and gravel bars along Taylor Run, City of Alexandria.
Native Status
Introduced

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