Botany: 1 genus, Acorus; cosmopoitan; ponds, marshes, quiet streams; cosmopolitan; flowers in a spadix with spathe.
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.
In the
Plant theory Acoraceae is the only
Family in the Order
Acorales, in the Subclass
Acoridae.