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Air Yam (Dioscorea bulbifera)

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Dioscorea Bulbifera, or more commonly know as Air Yam, is a vine forb/herb of the genus Dioscorea. Its duration is perennial which means it will grow year after year. Dioscorea Bulbifera or Air Yam's floral region is North America US Lower 48, Hawaii and Puerto Rico, specifically in the states of Florida, Hawaii, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

  • Category: Monocot
  • Genus: Dioscorea
  • Family: Dioscoreaceae
  • Order: Liliales
  • Class: Liliopsida
  • Division: Magnoliophyta
  • Duration: Perennial
  • Growth Habit: Vine Forb/herb
  • Native Status: L48 (I) HI (I) PR (I)
  • State Noxious Status: AL (CAW) FL (NW)
  • State Noxious Common Name: AL (air-potato) FL (air potato)
  • PLANTS Invasive Status: FLEPPC STATE





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