Family: Dioscoreaceae
Group: Monocot
Substrate:
Terrestrial
Habit:
Vine
Perennation:
Perennial
Native Range: Africa and Asia; an introduced weed elsewhere.
Map of South Florida Locations
SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence:
Present
SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status:
Cultivated
Comments: For more information and images, visit Florida Invasive Plant Species Mobile Field Guide (
FLIP) or click on the Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants link below.
FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence:
Present
FLORIDA KEYS Native Status:
Not Native, Naturalized
Map of Florida Keys Locations
Florida Keys History and Distribution: Not reported for the Florida Keys by John Kunkel Small in 1913. This is just beginning to naturalize in the Florida Keys, but is widely naturalized and invasive on the mainland.
