Colocasia esculenta Taro. An erect, perennial herb that grows up to 4 feet tall. Leaf blades are peltate (attached to stalk near the center of leaf), and arrowhead in shape, and can grow up to 2 feet long. The leaves are dark green with wavy (undulate) margins and repel water. Inflorescence grows on a fleshy stalk; partially enveloped by a long yellow spathe. Flowers occur in small fingerlike spikes. The fruit is a small berry that grows in clusters on the stalk.
