Sinosauropteryx to be a bird. They argued that the filamentous plumes of "Sinosauropteryx" represent true feathers with a rachis and barbs, and thus that "Sinosauropteryx" should be considered a true bird. They classified the genus as belonging to a new biological order, Sinosauropterygiformes, family Sinosauropterygidae, within the subclass Sauriurae. These proposals have not been accepted, and "Sinosauropteryx" is generally classified in the family Compsognathidae, a group of small-bodied long-tailed coelurosaurian theropods known from the Late Jurassic and Early Cretaceous of Asia, Europe, and South America. Below is a cladogram showing the placement of "Sinosauropteryx" within Coelurosauria by Senter "et al." in
Acorus calamus widely and frequently used herbal medicines among the Chipewyan people. The Potawatomi people powdered the dried root and placed this up the nose for catarrh. This plant is sometimes used as a pond plant in horticulture. There is at least one ornamental cultivar known; it is usually called 'Variegatus', but the RHS recommends calling it 'Argenteostriatus'. Both triploid and tetraploid "A. calamus" contain alpha-asarone. Other phytochemicals include: Diploids do not contain beta-asarone (β-asarone). The calamus has long been a symbol of love. The name is associated with a Greek myth: Kalamos, son of the river-god Maeander, who loved the youth