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Your search found 5 taxa in the family Dioscoreaceae, Yam family, as understood by Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Cinnamon Vine, Chinese Yam
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dioscorea polystachya FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (MISAPPLIED) PLANTS National Database: Dioscorea oppositifolia FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dioscorea batatas 043-01-001 FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
Habitat: Thickets, disturbed areas, bottomland forests
Common in Mountains & Carolina Piedmont, rare in GA Coastal Plain (uncommon elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
Non-native: China
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Common Name:
Common Wild Yam, Streamhead Yam, Yellow Yam
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dioscorea villosa FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
INCLUDING PLANTS National Database: Dioscorea villosa FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
INCLUDING Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dioscorea villosa var. villosa 043-01-002ab FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
Habitat: Moist forests and woodlands
Common
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common Name: Florida Wild Yam
Weakley's Flora: (4/14/23) Dioscorea floridana FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dioscorea floridana FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968): Dioscorea villosa var. floridana 043-01-002c FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, swampy forests
Uncommon
Native to South Carolina & Georgia
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Common Name:
Water Yam, White Yam, Great Yam, Winged Yam
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dioscorea alata FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dioscorea alata FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
Habitat: Disturbed areas, in moist soils
Rare in GA
Non-native: southeast Asia
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Common Name:
Air Yam, Air Potato
Weakley's Flora: (4/24/22) Dioscorea bulbifera FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS National Database: Dioscorea bulbifera FAMILY: Dioscoreaceae
Habitat: Disturbed forests, thickets, and banks
Rare or waif(s)
Non-native: Africa & Asia
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