Dioscorea alata

ID - 27506

Symbol Key - DIAL2

Common Name - water yam

Family - Dioscoreaceae

Category - Monocot

Division - Magnoliophyta

US Nativity - Introduced to U.S.

US/NA Plant - Yes

State Distribution - FL, GA, LA, PR, VI

Growth Habit - Vine, Forb/herb

Duration - Perennial

Xgenus - N/A

Genus - Dioscorea

XSpecies - N/A

Species - alata

Ssp - N/A

Subspecies - N/A

Var - N/A

Variety - N/A

Forma - N/A

Genera Author - L.

Binomial Author - L.

Trinomial Author - N/A

Quadranomial Author - N/A

Federal Noxious Status - N/A

Federal Noxious Common Name - N/A

State Noxious Status - FL (NW)

State Noxious Common Name - FL (white yam)

PLANTS Invasive Status - FLEPPC, STATE

Federal T/E Status - N/A

Federal T/E Common Name - N/A

State T/E Status - N/A

State T/E Common Name - N/A

National Wetland Indicator Status - N/A

Characteristics Data - N/A