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Acoraceae
3-631.11.00Members: 1 genus, Acorus;
Region: cosmopoitan.
Habitat: ponds, marshes, quiet streams.BotanyType: herb; aquatic.
Inflorescence: in a spadix with spathe.
Flowers: tiny.TaxonomyIn past classifications Acorus was included in the Araceae, who also have flowers in a spadix with spathe. In the Apg classification Acoraceae is placed as the first diverging lineage in the Monocots.Plant theoryIn the Plant theory Acoraceae is the only Family in the Order Acorales, in the Subclass Acoridae.
Region: cosmopoitan.
Habitat: ponds, marshes, quiet streams.BotanyType: herb; aquatic.
Inflorescence: in a spadix with spathe.
Flowers: tiny.TaxonomyIn past classifications Acorus was included in the Araceae, who also have flowers in a spadix with spathe. In the Apg classification Acoraceae is placed as the first diverging lineage in the Monocots.Plant theoryIn the Plant theory Acoraceae is the only Family in the Order Acorales, in the Subclass Acoridae.