winged yam
Dioscorea alata L.
Resources
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
 5126008 winged yam Dioscorea alata Infestation Chris Evans |
 5126013 winged yam Dioscorea alata Feature(s) Chris Evans |
 5126022 winged yam Dioscorea alata Infestation Chris Evans |
 5126029 winged yam Dioscorea alata Infestation Chris Evans |
 5160078 winged yam Dioscorea alata Foliage Forest and Kim Starr |
 5163003 winged yam Dioscorea alata Flower(s) Forest and Kim Starr |
 5163004 winged yam Dioscorea alata Foliage Forest and Kim Starr |
 5163005 winged yam Dioscorea alata Flower(s) Forest and Kim Starr |
 5163006 winged yam Dioscorea alata Foliage Forest and Kim Starr |
 5163009 winged yam Dioscorea alata Fruit(s) Forest and Kim Starr |
 5163010 winged yam Dioscorea alata Plant(s) Forest and Kim Starr |
 9006015 winged yam Dioscorea alata Plant(s) Fred Nation |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council - Watch list A
- Apalachicola Invasive Working Group
- Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category I
- Florida Noxious Weeds
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 3
- New Invaders of the Southeast
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Order: Dioscoreales |
| Family: Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: Dioscorea |
Synonyms and Other Names
Other Common Names:
water yam
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
