Air Potato Vine
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Dioscorea bulbifera – UF/IFAS Center for Aquatic and …
Air potato is in the family Dioscoreaceae, or simply the Yam Family. It is an herbaceous twining vine, growing 70 feet or more in length. Leaves are broadly cordate (heart shaped) and alternately arranged on stems. Read more…
Air Potato Vine – Country Roads Magazine
The common name for this invasive plant is the air potato or air potato vine. Plant experts believe that the first air potato plant introduced to America was sent to a botanist in Orlando, Florida, in 1905 to be considered as a desirable ornamental and possible food crop. Read more…
Dioscorea bulbifera – Wikipedia
The vine produces small white flowers; however, these are rarely seen when it grows in Florida. The fruits are capsules. Uses. Air potato has been used as a folk remedy to treat conjunctivitis, diarrhea, and dysentery, among other ailments. Toxicity. Uncultivated forms, such as those found growing wild in Florida, can be poisonous. Read more…
