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Dioscorea bulbifera L.
air yam

       
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Photo of Dioscorea bulbifera L.
R.A. Howard. ©Smithsonian Institution. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Richard A. Howard Photograph Collection. United States, FL, Miami. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Images:
Dioscorea bulbifera L.

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Distribution:
Dioscorea bulbifera L.

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (FL, HI, LA, MS, TX), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Dioscorea bulbifera L.

View 2 genera in Dioscoreaceae, 29 species in Dioscorea
 

Classification:
Dioscorea bulbifera L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass Liliidae
Order Liliales
Family Dioscoreaceae – Yam family
Genus Dioscorea L. – yam
Species Dioscorea bulbifera L. – air yam
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Dioscorea bulbifera L.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Alabama:
air-potato              Class A noxious weed
Florida:
air potato              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Dioscorea bulbifera L.

air potato
air yam
bitter yam

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
FLEPPC        Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.
 

Introduced Information:
Dioscorea bulbifera L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Dioscorea bulbifera L.

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43369.

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 

Related Web Sites:
Dioscorea bulbifera L.

FL-Center for Aquatic, Wetland and Invasive Plants

FL-Exotic Pest Plant Council

FL-University of Florida Extension

HI-Hawaiian Ethnobotany Online Database

HI-Plants of Hawaii (HEAR)

The Nature Conservancy: Wildland Weeds Management & Research Program

www.invasives.org

 
 
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