Botany

Alismatales

The Alismatales (alismatids) are an order of flowering plants including about 4,500 species. Plants assigned to this order are mostly tropical or aquatic. Some grow in fresh water, some in marine habitats. The order includes the taro plant, Colocasia esculenta, an important food crop.

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See also

• ▸Gaylussacia dumosa
• ▸Fargesia
• ▸Asclepias amplexicaulis

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