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Re: [aroid-l] tubers vs. bulbs vs. corms

From: Robb Smith resmith at saltspring.com> on 2003.05.07 at 17:55:34(10207)
The corms of a number of gladioli are edible. I have a species named Gladiolus
edulis, in fact. The roasted corms are supposed to taste like chestnuts.
Gladiolus spicatus corms are also edible.
Robb Smith
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Patricia Frank wrote:
> Ginger
>
> >From: Lester Kallus
> >Reply-To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
> >To: aroid-l@lists.ncsu.edu
> >Subject: Re: [aroid-l] tubers vs. bulbs vs. corms
> >Date: Tue, 6 May 2003 12:16:17 -0400 (GMT)
> >
> >We all know onions so there's the great example of bulbs and we all know
> >potatos so we know tubers. I grow Canna so understand rhizomes but have
> >never thought of an edible example of thizomes. More importantly, though,
> >is there an edible corm?
> >
> > Les Kallus
>
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