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Imperial Taro Colocasia antiquorum http://msucares.com/news/print/sgnews/sg07/images/sg070719illustris2.jpg

Plant in the genus Colocasia, or Taro is an economically and culturally important plant grown in tropical and sub tropical regions across the world; it is estimated that 100 million people rely on it daily for food. Taro is known for its large leaves growing out of a single stalk that reach two feet in width. Imperial Taro is a cold-hardy cousin of its more southern growing relatives; on the east coast, it grows as far north as New Jersey. It prefers to grow in warm, moist soil with plenty of organic matter that are common in the tropics.

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