The Bugwood Network
water yam
Liliopsida > Liliales > Dioscoreaceae > Dioscorea alata L.
Synonym(s): white yam, winged yam

Identification, Biology, Control and Management Resources
Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service

Selected Images from www.invasive.org
 
Number:2307131
Description:Foliage
Photographer:Fred Nation, Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Resolutions:768x512 - PowerPoint/Web
1536x1024 - Print
 
Description:Distribution Map
Source:USDA NRCS, The PLANTS Database, September, 2003

Invasive and Noxious Weed References

  • Invasive Exotic Plant Species of Management Concern, USDA Forest Service, Southern Region, May 18, 2001 - http://www.se-eppc.org/fslist.cfm
  • Florida Noxious Weeds, Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, http://doacs.state.fl.us/~pi/5b-57.htm
Taxonomic Reference
USDA, NRCS. 2002. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
http://plants.usda.gov/cgi_bin/topics.cgi?earl=plant_profile.cgi&symbol=DIAL2

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USDA Forest ServiceUSDA APHIS PPQThe Bugwood Network University of Georgia Bargeron, C.T., D.J. Moorhead, G.K. Douce, R.C. Reardon & A.E. Miller
(Tech. Coordinators). 2003. Invasive Plants of the Eastern U.S.:
Identification and Control. USDA Forest Service - Forest Health
Technology Enterprise Team. Morgantown, WV USA. FHTET-2003-08.