Colocasia fallax, the silver leaf dwarf elephant ear or dwarf taro, is a species of flowering plant in the family Araceae, native to the Indian Subcontinent, Tibet and Yunnan in China, and mainland Southeast Asia.[1] A spreading perennial with attractive foliage reaching at most 1.5 ft (0.5 m), it has found use as a houseplant, and as garden plant in USDA zones 8 through 10.[2][3] Preferring wet conditions and high humidity, it is best suited for pond edges, water gardens and similar applications.[2] Its native habitats include dense forests, valley scrub, and moist stream banks.[4]

Colocasia fallax
At the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Alismatales
Family:	Araceae
Genus:	Colocasia
Species:	C. fallax
Binomial name
Colocasia fallax Schott
Synonyms[1]
List Colocasia fallax var. purpurea H.Ara & M.A.Hassan Colocasia heterochroma H.Li & Z.X.Wei Colocasia kerrii Gagnep. Colocasia tibetensis J.T.Yin Colocasia yunnanensis C.L.Long & X.Z.Cai

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