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Achira

Canna edulis

Photo by misako
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Field Notes

Description:

Beautiful red-flowering edible canna lily. Rhizomes provide the important starchy staple, arrowroot.

Habitat:

UC Berkeley Botanical Gardens, Crops of the World section, Berkeley, CA.

Notes:

Rhizomes provide the important starchy staple, arrowroot.

Reference Links:

Achira, Arrowroot, Indian Shot - Canna edulis

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