Forest Pests of North America
Native and Non-native insects, diseases, and weeds of urban, managed, and natural forests


air-potato
Dioscorea bulbifera L.

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Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)

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air-potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Feature(s)
Fred Nation
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air-potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Infestation
Amy Ferriter
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air-potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Foliage
Forest and Kim Starr
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air-potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Feature(s)
Karen Brown
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air-potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Flower(s)
Karen Brown
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air-potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Plant(s)
Rebekah D. Wallace
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air-potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Feature(s)
James H. Miller
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air-potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Foliage
James H. Miller




Taxonomic Rank

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Dioscoreales
Family: Dioscoreaceae
Genus: Dioscorea

Other System Links

Plants: DIBU
Bayer: DIUBU
GRIN: 14186
ITIS: 43369
NPDN Pest: PGAABBA


Synonyms and Other Names

Other Common Names:
air potato, air potato, bitter yam, air-potato, air yam


References

Common Name Reference: Weed Science Society of America Common Names List
Scientific Name Reference: USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA.