Dioscorea elephantipes praying topped with a crown of

topped with a crown of long

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fleshy leaves that are green to reddish-brown

pagoda-shaped flower spikes

Dioscorea elephantipes praying topped with a crown ofDioscorea elephantipes, also known as the Elephant Foot plant, is a slow growing species that attains a height of 10 feet and a width of 3 feet. As it matures, it develops a thick caudex that resembles an elephant's foot or a miniature tree trunk, with a rough and textured surface. As a summer deciduous plant, its leaves fall off during the summer, and its stems typically die back, only to be replaced by new shoots in winter. In late fall and early