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Elephant ear

Alocasia macrorrhizos

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Field Notes

Description:

huge green leafs

Habitat:

rainforrest, parks

Notes:

natures umbrellas :)

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Comments (2)

I'm not sure about this species roots being edible but they are very similar to Taro, which is probably what you heard about. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taro
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PublishedJune 1, 2011

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