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Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus)

Sweet Flag

Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus), also known as Vanilla Grass, is a wetland perennial with sword-like, aromatic leaves that smell of sweet vanilla when crushed. It spreads by rhizomes in shallow water and has been used medicinally and for fragrance for centuries.

Taxonomic Details

Family:Araceae (a-RAY-see-ee)
Genus:Acorus (AK-or-us)
Species:calamus (KAL-uh-mus)

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