Bach / Sweet Flag
Acorus calamus
Also known as Sweet Root
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- February-July
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acorus calamus
- Genus
- Acorus
- Family
- Araceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Water bodies
- Habitat type
- Wetland
- Native to
- Eurasia, North and Central America
- Distribution
- North temperate hemisphere and Tropical Asia
- Found in India
- Himachal Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Punjab
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-July
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Basal
- Venation
- Variable
Typical of the Araceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower symmetry
- Variable
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Variable
Typical of the Araceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Hindi
- बच Bach, घोरबच Ghorbach, सफ़ेद बच Safed bach
- Nepali
- बोझो
- Bengali
- Bach, Ghorabach, বচ
- Tamil
- Vashambu, Pullai-valathi, வசம்பு
- Kannada
- ಬಜೆ Baje, ವಚ Vacha, ಅತಿಬಜೆ Athibaje
- Malayalam
- Vaembu, Vashampa, വയമ്പ്
- Marathi
- वेखंड Vekhand, वेखंड
About Bach
Sweet Flag (Acorus calamus) is a herb belonging to the Araceae family (Arum family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate simple/compound leaves, spadix with spathe flower clusters, berry cluster fruit. It is typically found in water bodies. Native to Eurasia, North and Central America, it is distributed across North temperate hemisphere and Tropical Asia. Flowering and fruiting are typically seen during February-July. The species is valued in traditional medicine. Its conservation status has been assessed as Least Concern (LC).
Araceae
Arum family
Bach belongs to the Araceae family.
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