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General Information | |
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Symbol: | DIBU |
Group: | Monocot |
Family: | Dioscoreaceae |
Duration: |
Perennial |
Growth Habit: |
Forb/herb Vine |
Native Status: |
HI I L48 I PB I PR I |
Data Source and Documentation |
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Synonyms
Classification
Rank | Scientific Name and Common Name |
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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 |
Subordinate Taxa
Legal Status
Noxious Weed Information | |
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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
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Florida
air potato
Noxious weed
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U.S. Weed Information | |
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Dioscorea bulbifera
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.
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STATE | Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments. |
FLEPPC | Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list. Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida. |
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Wildlife
Food
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Cover
Source | Large Mammals | Small Mammals | Water Birds | Terrestrial Birds |
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Description of Values
Value Class | Food | Cover |
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