Dioscoreaceae
Florida yam
Dioscorea floridana
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
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Common names
By language (2)
- Arabic
- ديسقوريا فلوريدية
- English
- Florida yam
Synonyms
- Dioscorea villosa subsp. floridana (Bartlett) R.Knuth
- Dioscorea villosa var. floridana (Bartlett) H.E.Ahles
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
LeavesPhoto: Adam Pitcher, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Adam Pitcher, CC0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alan Weakley, CC0, from iNaturalist
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- Lesser yamDioscorea esculentaDioscoreaceae
- Chinese yamDioscorea oppositifoliaDioscoreaceae
- Japanese yamDioscorea japonicaDioscoreaceae
- Fiveleaf yamDioscorea pentaphyllaDioscoreaceae
- Wild yamDioscorea villosaDioscoreaceae
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.