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Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

Dioscorea floridana Bartlett. Common name: Florida Wild Yam. Phenology: Jun-Jul; Aug-Nov. Habitat: Mesic to dry forests, swampy forests. Distribution: SC south to n. FL, on the Coastal Plain.

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Section: Macropoda.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: D. floridana is "the most distinctive of North American species" (Al-Shehbaz & Schubert 1989).

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, S, WH3, Al-Shehbaz & Schubert (1989), Ward (1977c); = Dioscorea villosa L. var. floridana (Bartlett) H.E.Ahles — RAB; = Merione sp. 1; < Dioscorea villosa L. — S13. Basionym: Dioscorea floridana Bartlett 1910

Links to other floras: = Dioscorea floridana - FNA26

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