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Revision as of 15:06, 15 October 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
DIOS FLOR dist.jpg
Natural range of Dioscorea floridana from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Florida yam

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

Taxonomic notes

Description

A description of Dioscorea floridana is provided in The Flora of North America. 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.