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George Mason University, Ted R. Bradley Herbarium (GMUF:Plants)
Catalog #:
GMUF-0042651
Occurrence ID:
e28f8fc8-47f8-464b-ad3b-7f8694e34113
Taxon:
Acorus calamus
L.
Family:
Acoraceae
Determiner:
Andrea Weeks
Taxon Remarks:
Sweetflag
Collector:
Elizabeth McMurchie
Number:
1320
Date:
2018-09-11
Locality:
United States, Virginia, Loudoun, Blue Ridge Center for Environmental Stewardship. At far southeastern end of park about 30 m southwest of Piney Run.
39.27665 -77.732267
Verbatim Coordinates:
39.27665, -77.732267
Elevation:
164 meters
Verbatim Elevation:
164 m
Habitat:
Growing in mud in wetland area in clearing in partial sun. Densely covering most wet ground in this area.
Associated Taxa:
Amphicarpaea bracteata, Persicaria perfoliata, Persicaria sagittata, Pynanthemum torreyi, Acer negundo, Lindera benzoin
Description:
Most sterile blades dying back by this time of year. Rhizomes smell sweet when broken. Flowers yellowish, small. Blooming unusually late in year.
Reproductive Condition:
Flowering
Notes:
Common
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Usage Rights:
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/
Record ID:
e28f8fc8-47f8-464b-ad3b-7f8694e34113
For additional information about this specimen, please contact: Andrea Weeks, Director & Curator (
aweeks3@gmu.edu
)
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