Colocasia esculenta
(L.) Schott
Taro root
Colocasia esculenta is a perennial herb that is not native to California.
Cal-IPC rating: moderate
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
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Do not eat any part of this plant.
[www.invasive.org] Ecological Threat, Africa native: Colocasia esculenta can tolerate a wide range of wet to dry sites. It easily invades wetland edges, swamps, blackwater streams and riverine forests. Colocasia esculenta can form dense stands outcompeting native plants. It is native to Africa and was first brought to the Americas as a food crop for slaves. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
