PlantaeSpecies
Intoxicating Yam
Dioscorea hispida
Dennst.
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Taxonomy
Kingdom
Plantae
Order
Liliales
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Yam family
Genus
Dioscorea
Species
Dioscorea hispida
Lifecycle & Ecology
EdibleNo
Also Known As
Dioscorea hirsutaDioscorea virosaHelmia daemonaHelmia hirsutaDioscorea hispida var. scaphoidesDioscorea hispida var. neoscaphoidesDioscorea daemonaDioscorea mollissimaDioscorea daemona var. reticulataDioscorea lunataDioscorea hispida var. reticulata
Data Sources
Species data compiled from the USDA PLANTS Database and other open botanical data sources. Images used under Creative Commons or equivalent licenses. Distribution data from USDA state-level records.
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