A tuberous perennial, native to Central and tropical North America; leaves broadly lance-shaped, stalks sheathing stem; flowers in a spike, three sepals, three petals, 46 stamens, petal-like and brightly coloured; fruit a warty capsule; often grown for the showy flowers. Canna edulis provides the starch Queensland arrowroot. The hard, round seeds of Canna indica have been used as shot. (Genus: Canna, 55 species. Family: Cannaceae.)
Canna can refer to:
The island of Canna, Scotland The town of Canna, Western Australia The historical site of Cannae, in Puglia, Italy Canna, a commune in the province of Cosenza, in Calabria, Italy Canna, a genus of flowering plants A computer text input system for Chinese and Japanese characters Saint Canna, for whom Pontcanna and Canton, Cardiff in Wales are named. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.
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