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Secrets of Sweet-flag

Slender semi-aquatic Sweet-flag (Acorus calamus) is neither a sedge, rush or grass but belongs to the Acoraceae, an obscure family with only one genus and two to four species worldwide (Heywood et al, 2007). Acorus was previously part of the Araceae (Arum … Continue reading

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