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Also Known As	eddo • Colocasia esculenta • dasheen • elephant’s ear

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Taro (Colocasia esculenta)

Close-up of two taro roots with brown, fibrous, and patterned skin on a wooden surface.

Rows of taro plants (Colocasia esculenta) with large, heart-shaped green leaves growing in cultivated soil in the Cook Islands.

Lush green taro fields divided into rectangular plots with water, set in a broad valley with forested mountains in the background in Hawaii.

Underground stems

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