Dioscorea floridana

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Dioscorea floridana
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Photo by Shirley Denton (Copyrighted, use by photographer’s permission only), Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
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

Taxonomic notes

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

Description

A description of Dioscorea floridana is provided in The Flora of North America. Dioscorea floridana is a perennial herbaceous vine.

Distribution

According to the USDA NRCS website, Dioscorea floridana's distribution occurs in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. [1]

Ecology

Habitat

D. floridana occurs in wet, sandy areas like pond edges.[2]

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

  1. [USDA NRCS Plant Database] Access: April 22, 2016.
  2. 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.