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Water Yam (Dioscorea alata)

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

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





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