Superficially, Sweet Flag resembles cat tails but it is a member of the Arum family. It derives it name from the sweet fragrance and flavor of the roots which were used to make candy.
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More like Iris leaves than like Typha.
This interesting story probably could use some elaboration. A longer, but still short, version:
Although long classified in the arum family Araceae, "Sweet Flag" [_Acorus calamus_ and a few other species of Acorus] have been shown by molecular phylogenetic studies to be extremely distant from the true aroids.
_Acorus_ is now placed in its own family Acoraceae, which is alone in its own order Acorales.
[In contrast, it turns out that the duckweeds, traditionally a separate family Lemnaceae, do belong within the arum family]Acorus/Acoraceae/Acorales is evidently a very isolated, ancient lineage, and according to several studies represents the living sister group to all other monocotyledons.
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