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| − | A description of ''Dioscorea floridana'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101569 The Flora of North America]. ''Dioscorea floridana'' is a perennial herbaceous vine. The University of Florida has provided an accessible online PDF on how to differentiate the several species of yam in Florida. See link provided here: [[http://bcrcl.ifas.ufl.edu/airpotatofiles/PDF/identification%20of%20yams%20in%20Florida.pdf Air Potato PDF]] <ref name=uf> [[http://bcrcl.ifas.ufl.edu/airpotatofiles/PDF/identification%20of%20yams%20in%20Florida.pdf Air Potato PDF]] Accessed: April 22, 2016. </ref> | + | A description of ''Dioscorea floridana'' is provided in [http://efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=242101569 The Flora of North America]. ''Dioscorea floridana'' is a perennial herbaceous vine. The University of Florida has provided an accessible online PDF on how to differentiate the several species of yam in Florida. See link provided here: [[http://bcrcl.ifas.ufl.edu/airpotatofiles/PDF/identification%20of%20yams%20in%20Florida.pdf Air Potato PDF]] <ref name=uf> [[http://bcrcl.ifas.ufl.edu/airpotatofiles/PDF/identification%20of%20yams%20in%20Florida.pdf Air Potato PDF]] Accessed: April 22, 2016. </ref> ''D. floridana'' species is distinguished by having the two or three staminate inflorescences when compared to ''D. quaternata'' and ''D. villosa''.<ref name=als> Ihsan A. AL-Shehbaz and Bernice G. Schubert (1810) The Discoreaceae in the Southeastern United States. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 70(1) 57.59</ref> |
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Revision as of 15:21, 22 April 2016
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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
Contents
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. The University of Florida has provided an accessible online PDF on how to differentiate the several species of yam in Florida. See link provided here: [Air Potato PDF] [1] D. floridana species is distinguished by having the two or three staminate inflorescences when compared to D. quaternata and D. villosa.[2]
Distribution
According to the USDA NRCS website, Dioscorea floridana's distribution occurs in South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. [3] Do to its limited range, it is considered vulnerable on the Global Status. [4]
Ecology
Habitat
D. floridana occurs in wet, sandy areas like pond edges.[5]
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
- ↑ [Air Potato PDF] Accessed: April 22, 2016.
- ↑ Ihsan A. AL-Shehbaz and Bernice G. Schubert (1810) The Discoreaceae in the Southeastern United States. Journal of the Arnold Arboretum 70(1) 57.59
- ↑ [USDA NRCS Plant Database] Access: April 22, 2016.
- ↑ [Nature Serve] Accessed: April 22, 2016.
- ↑ 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.
