Characteristics
Angiosperms (Monocots)
Dioscorea alata L.
Winged Yam; Water Yam
Vine
Perennial
Vascular
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First discovered by Fred Nation in Baldwin County and reported by Barger et al (2019).
Not Native
Barger, T.W., A. Cressler, B. Finzel, A. Highland, W.M. Knapp, F. Nation, A.R. Schotz, D.D. Spaulding, and C.T. Taylor. New and noteworthy vascular plants records for Alabama. Phytoneuron 2019-16: 1-7.
Classification
Citation
<a href=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/359054>Dioscorea alata Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 1033. 1753.</a>
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<a href=http://linnean-online.org/12098/>Without data (lectotype: LINN 1184.2). Lectotypified by R. Howard, Fl. Less. Antill., Monocot. 506. 1979.</a>
Species Distribution Map
Specimens and Distribution
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