Taro Anomaly (Pictures)
- Subject: Taro Anomaly (Pictures)
- From: Doobieous d*@yahoo.com
- Date: Thu, 5 Sep 2002 22:09:37 -0700 (PDT)
Here's links to pictures I took of the weird leaf
anomaly:
http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/taroanomaly1.jpg
Side view, underside of one of the leaves
http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/taroanomaly2.jpg
>From above
http://home.csumb.edu/g/garciabarry/world/plants/taroanomaly3.jpg
Side view showing "conjoining"
Anyway, there you have it. What the pics don't show is
that the stem is much thicker than usual, and it looks
like there are spots where new leaves can emerge on
either side of the stem. It's like the terminal bud
developed two leaves at the same time and they fused.
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Barry Garcia
Marina, CA, zone 17, bordering on 16
USDA zone 9
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