wild yam - Dioscorea villosa

USDA Plant Code: DIVI4
Light Requirement: full sun
Soil Moisture: medium - dry
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : no
Growth Habits: vine,forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: no
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: no
Native Bees and other Pollinators: no
Butterflies and Moths: no
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: white/green
Bloom Period: spring/summer
Fragrant: no
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Foliage; in July
Fred Nation, Weeks Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s); vines
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; vine
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; vine
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); open fruit showing seed inside capsule
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); fruit showing two winged seeds in each section
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); seeds
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); vine
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); fruit attachment
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Stem; leaf attachment
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Fall color.
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Rebekah D. Wallace, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); vine; fruit; foliage
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); vine growing up into tree
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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