Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
coco yam
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Images:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
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Distribution:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, FL, GA, HI, LA, MS, NC, PA, SC, TX), USA+ (PR) |
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Related Taxa:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
View
29 genera in Araceae,
1 species in Colocasia
or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
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Native
Introduced
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Classification:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
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Classification Report.
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U.S. Weed Information:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
wild taro
This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant
may be known by one or more common names in different
places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym
to view each weed list, or click here for a
composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
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Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
1999.
Invasive plant list (19 October 1999).
Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council.
Florida.
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Introduced Information:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
This plant is introduced to the United States
from another country or countries. Click on link below for a
partial or complete list of U.S. introduced plants.
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Wetland Indicator Status:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
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Reg. 0 |
Reg. A |
Reg. C |
Reg. H |
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NO |
FACW |
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NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
OBL |
OBL |
Colocasia antiquorum [=COESA]:
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Reg. 0 |
Reg. A |
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NO |
OBL |
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
View photographs from CalPhotos.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 42549.
View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening.
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
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Related Web Sites:
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
AS-Weed Mulch and No-Till Taro Cultivation in American Samoa
Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plant Info. System: abstract & image
Australia-Environmental Weeds Action Network
Australia-Spongy Black Rot (Taro)
CA-Potato of the Humid Tropics (UCLA)
Ecoport-Crop Plant
FAO-Animal Feed Resources Information System
FAO-Botany and Ecology
FL-Center for Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plants
FL-Exotic Pest Plant Council
FL-Florida Department of Environmental Protection Weed Alert
Guam-Taro Planting
HI-Ethnobotany of the Ahapau'a
HI-Farmer's Bookshelf
HI-Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database
HI-Hawaiian Kalo Description and Glossary
HI-Kauai Taro Production Guidelines
HI-National Tropical Botanical Garden
HI-Plants of Hawaii (HEAR)
HI-Taro Crop Profile
HI-Taro Leaf Blight Project
HI-Taro Research, Development, Business and Education Nexus
HI-Taro Root Aphid
HI-The Taro Page (Windward Community College)
HI-Wildlife Conservation Practices for Taro Farms
IL-Ethnobotanical Leaflets
IN-Center for New Crops and Plants Products
NC-Plant Fact Sheet (NCSU)
Pacific Basin-Taro Research
Pacific Basin-Traditional Agroforestry Systems
Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk
Palau-Taro Planting
Traditional Pacific Island Crops
University of Hawaii Campus Plants: images
www.invasives.org
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