The Sweet Flag Marsh Plant

The sweet flag (Acorus calamus) is a perennial marsh plant. The plant has a strong, long rhizome with soft roots. The rhizome creeps close to the ground. This produces up to one meter long, sword-shaped leaves and erect a single, upright stem. The shape of the flower stalk resembles that of the leaf. At the flower stalk growing flowering stem, from the side of the stem seems to come. The flowering stem is composed of dense standing, small, yellow-green flowers. The fruits are red Besen with multiple seeds. The plant reproduces itself not only through sexual reproduction but also by vegetative propagation propagation by underground suckers from the root source.


The calamus is native to India and southern China. The sweet flag is now also in Europe and North America, where he was introduced by man. The plant is found from the mountains to the lowlands on the banks of lakes, ponds, ditches and blind river arms. In Europe, a predominantly triploid form that only through the roots may increase.


The root stock can be used in cooking to flavor various dishes. He is best consumed in small quantities because it is toxic in large quantities, and a hallucinogenic effect. The root tastes bitter and spicy and has a sharp, aromatic scent. He includes vitamin C, choline, carbohydrates, vegetable gum, essential oils and bitter substances.




Source: http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kalmoes_%28moerasplant%29

See also: International Flower Delivery, Florist