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| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Dioscorea floridana'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
 
| range_map_caption = Natural range of ''Dioscorea floridana'' from USDA NRCS [http://www.plants.usda.gov Plants Database].
 
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Common name: Florida yam
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Synonym: ''Dioscorea villosa'' L. var. ''floridana'' (Bartlett) H.E. Ahles
 
==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Common Name: Florida yam
 
 
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.
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==Photo Gallery==
 
==Photo Gallery==
 
==References and notes==
 
==References and notes==
Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014.
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Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: June 2014. Collectors:  Robert K. Godfrey and Lisa Keppner. States and Counties:  Florida: Washington. Georgia: Thomas.
 
 
Collectors:  Robert K. Godfrey and Lisa Keppner.
 
 
 
States and Counties:  Florida: Washington. Georgia: Thomas.
 

Revision as of 15:13, 5 August 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.

Common name: Florida yam

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

Description

Dioscorea floridana is a perennial herbaceous vine.

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

D. floridana occurs in wet, sandy areas like pond edges (FSU Herbarium).

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.