Galapagos Species Database
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Acorus gramineus
acorus enano, variegated slender sweet flag
Rhizome slender, aromatic. Leaves several, dark green, ensiform. Flowers yellowish or yellow-green to somewhat whitish, 1.8-2 mm in diam. seen from above. Infructescence yellowish to yellow-white .Berries densely arranged. Berry obovoid-globose, few to several seeded (WFO, 2022).
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)
Order
Arales
Family
Araceae
Genus
Acorus
Species
gramineus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Acorus gramineus var. pusillus (Siebold) Engl.
Origin: Introduced - established
Year of first record: 2006
Mode of introduction: Intentional
Introduction Pathway: Intentional
Subpathway: Agriculture/Horticulture
Introduced status: Human dependent
Invasive status: No data
Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.
Distribution: Its native range is E. Himalaya to Japan and Philippines (POWO, 2022).
- Guézou, A. Trueman, M., Buddenhagen, E., Chamorro, S., Guerrero, A.M., Pozo, P., Atkinson, R. (2010) An extensive Alien Plan Inventory from the Inhabited Areas of Galapagos Plos One/ www.plosone.org. Volume 5/ Issue 4/e10276
- Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
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"Galapagos Species Database, Acorus gramineus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2104. Accessed 4 November 2026.