Colocasia is a genus[3][4] of flowering plants in the family Araceae, native to Southeast Asia and the Indian subcontinent. Some species are widely cultivated and naturalized in other tropical and subtropical regions.[1][5] The species C. esculenta (taro) is invasive in wetlands along the Gulf Coast of the United States, where it threatens to displace native wetland plants.[6]
English: Elephant ear, Colocasia, with blossom in my back yard
Date 22 October 2016
Source
Picture taken this morning in my back yard
Previously published: Facebook account
Author Vsmith
They are herbaceous perennial plants with a large corm on or just below the ground surface. The leaves are large to very large, 20β150 cm (7.9β59.1 in) long, with a sagittate shape. The elephant's-ear plant gets its name from the leaves, which are shaped like a large ear or shield.
Date 7 May 2020, 14:12:54
Source Own work
Author Sabina Bajracharya
Description: Latina: Colocasia esculenta
Nederlands: Taro. Foto genomen in de botanische tuin in Madeira.
English: Taro. Photo taken in the botanic garden in Madeira.
Deutsch: Taro
FranΓ§ais : Taro
Date 25 October 2001
Source Own work
Author Wouter Hagens
Description
Svenska: Colocasia esculenta i Terra Nostraparken, Furnas, Azorerna.
Date 24 June 2014, 18:02:23
Source Own work
Author C T Johansson
Camera location 37Β° 46β² 15.61β³ N, 25Β° 18β² 49.32β³ W View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap
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You should expect fun when serving these mini donuts to your mischievous little elves, but don't expect them to look or taste as tree-mendous as their creme-filled namesakes. The imperfect leftovers from my bag are getting blended into a festive shake with peppermint-flavored milk.