Colocasia fallax

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|image=Colocasia fallax 1zz.jpg

|image_caption=At the Fairchild Tropical Botanic Garden

|genus=Colocasia

|species=fallax

|authority=Schott

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• Colocasia fallax var. purpurea {{small|H.Ara & M.A.Hassan}}
• Colocasia heterochroma {{small|H.Li & Z.X.Wei}}
• Colocasia kerrii {{small|Gagnep.}}
• Colocasia tibetensis {{small|J.T.Yin}}
• Colocasia yunnanensis {{small|C.L.Long & X.Z.Cai}}

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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.{{cite POWO |id=86589-1 |title=Colocasia fallax Schott |access-date=30 July 2022 }} A spreading perennial with attractive foliage reaching at most {{cvt|1.5|ft|1}}, it has found use as a houseplant, and as garden plant in USDA zones 8 through 10.{{cite web |url=https://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/PlantFinder/PlantFinderDetails.aspx?taxonid=276339 |title=Colocasia fallax |author= |date=2022 |website=Plant Finder |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden |access-date=30 July 2022 }}{{cite book |title=Tropicalismo!: Spice up Your Garden with Cannas, Bananas, and 93 Other Eye-Catching Tropical Plants |last1=Baggett |first1=Pam |date=January 2008 |publisher=Timber Press |isbn=9780881929478 }} Preferring wet conditions and high humidity, it is best suited for pond edges, water gardens and similar applications. Its native habitats include dense forests, valley scrub, and moist stream banks.{{Cite web |title=Colocasia fallax in Flora of China @ efloras.org |url=http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=2&taxon_id=200027263 |access-date=2022-08-04 |website=www.efloras.org}}