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Colocasia

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Peter24
Peter24 6 years ago

The spathe of this plant is trying to be white, despite some shriveling due to stress of some kind. If the plant has been introduced by immigrant Vietnamese, then it will likely be an edible form with young petioles that can be peeled, chopped and cooked in soups.

keithp2012
keithp2012 11 years ago

Is that a flower?

Seema
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Seema

Tustin, California, USA

Spotted on Nov 17, 2012
Submitted on Nov 17, 2012

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