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Common Name: Florida yam
 
Common Name: Florida yam
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Synonym Name: ''Dioscorea villosa'' L. var. ''floridana'' (Bartlett) H.E. Ahles
  
 
''Dioscorea floridana'' is a perennial herbaceous vine.
 
''Dioscorea floridana'' is a perennial herbaceous vine.

Revision as of 08:37, 14 July 2015

Dioscorea floridana
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Order: Liliales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea
Species: D. floridana
Binomial name
Dioscorea floridana
Bartlett
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Natural range of Dioscorea floridana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Description

Common Name: Florida yam

Synonym Name: Dioscorea villosa L. var. floridana (Bartlett) H.E. Ahles

Dioscorea floridana is a perennial herbaceous vine.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu. Last accessed: June 2014.

Collectors: Robert K. Godfrey and Lisa Keppner.

States and Counties: Florida: Washington. Georgia: Thomas.