| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea alata | White Yam, Great Yam | Disturbed areas, in moist soils. | Native of se. Asia. Reported for Lowndes County, GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009) and for Baldwin County, AL (Barger et al. 2019). |  |
| Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea bulbifera | Air Yam | Disturbed forests, thickets, and banks. | Native of Africa and Asia. Reported for Camden County, GA (Carter, Baker, & Morris 2009). |  |
| Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea dodecaneura | Ornamental Yam | Native of South America. |  | |
| Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea floridana | Florida Wild Yam | Mesic to dry forests, swampy forests. | SC south to n. FL, on the Coastal Plain. |  |
| Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea polystachya | Cinnamon Vine, Chinese Yam | Thickets, disturbed areas, bottomland forests. | Native of China. A serious invasive species in our region. |  |
| Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea sansibarensis | Zanzibar Yam | Disturbed hammocks. | Native of sub-Saharan Africa. |  |
| Dioscoreaceae | Dioscorea villosa | Wild Yam | Moist forests and woodlands. | NJ, NY, s. ON, WI, MN, and IA south to n. FL and TX. |  |
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