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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Charlotte Co. : East side of dirt road located between the Countryman Waterway and Edgewater Drive, NW of Alligator Bay (NE of the confluence of the Peace and Myakka Rivers). T40S, R22E, Sec. 29. 28° 59' 19" N 80° 54' 9" W
Habitat Roadside s being used as dumping sites and probably introduced with yard or garden refuse.
Reproductive State Immature Fruit
Specimen Notes
Collector A.G. Shuey 2521
Collection Date 06 Nov 1981
Accession Number 167126
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : Southewst 137 Avenue and SW 168 Street, W edge of Richmond Field. T55S, R39E, Sec. 35. 25° 37' 0" N 80° 24' 0" W
Description Twining vine, climbing to tree tops; a few aerial tubers seen hanging from stems.
Habitat In pineland which has been invaded by many exotics.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector G. N. Avery 1524
Collection Date 06 Nov 1974
Accession Number 117871
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Levy Co. : Gulf Hammock. 0.1 mi. W of US 19 on a small road. T14S, R16E, Sec. 21, SW¼. 29° 56' 60" N 85° 12' 0" W
Description Common large vine, climbing to tree tops.
Habitat Roadside shrubs and weeds.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector B. F. Hansen 6027
with D. Richardson
Collection Date 11 Jul 1979
Accession Number 140024
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : "English Creek", a 100 acre parcel at the corner of Old Mulberry Road and English Road; 0.5 mi. W of County Line Road and ca. 2 mi. N of FL 60. T29S, R22E, Sec. 24, NW¼ of NE¼. 27° 53' 43" N 81° 58' 24" W
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 03 Oct 2006
Accession Number 242966
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Lee Co. : Sanibel Island. J.N. "Ding" Darling National Wildlife Refuge. Indian Mound Trail, NW end of Refuge property; ca. 2 mi. ESE of Wulfert (Blind Pass). T46S, R22E, Sec. 7, SW¼. 26° 26' 56" N 82° 1' 20" W
Description Persistent from cultivation.
Habitat Coastal hammock and shell mound, grading into mangroves.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector B. F. Hansen 5703
with J. Hansen
Collection Date 17 Jun 1979
Accession Number 139293
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Pinellas Co. : Safety Harbor. Philippe Park.
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector K. Roberts
Collection Date 30 Dec 2003
Accession Number 236544
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Palm Beach Co. : Jupiter. Ca. 1 mi. S of the intersection of Radio Road and Tony Penna Drive, Paseos Subdivision. T41S, R42E, Sec. 13. 26° 56' 3" N 80° 5' 39" W
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector R. Miller
Collection Date 09 Oct 2002
Accession Number 233348
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Broward Co. : Long Key Natural Area. Davie. T50S, R40E, Sec. 23, 26. 26° 3' 46" N 80° 13' 59" W
Habitat Hardwood hammock.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector P. L. Howell 152
Collection Date 24 Jul 2000
Accession Number 226570
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Miami-Dade Co. : South Miami. Off US 1. Vicinity [of] Sunset Drive. 25° 42' 21" N 80° 21' 8" W
Habitat Remnants of original pinelands, introduced cultigens [sic: cultivars].
Reproductive State Fertile
Specimen Notes
Collector O. K. Lakela 31948
Collection Date 27 Oct 1969
Accession Number 88030
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L. - Determined By: J. M. Kunzer, 23 Feb 2009
Determination History
Xanthosoma sagittifolium (L.) Schott
Locality USA. Florida , Santa Rosa Co. : Boardwalk to shore of Pensacola Bay, Bay Cliffs Preserve, Gulf Breeze. 30° 21' 56" N 87° 9' 44" W
Habitat Tidal marsh, with Sapium sebiferum, Acer rubrum, Solanum sisymbriifolium, and Sesbania drummondii.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector C. Lockhart 386
Collection Date 24 Nov 2008
Accession Number 248038
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Suwannee Co. : Around hotel and camp grounds, Advent Christian Village, Dowling Park. T3S, R11E, Sec. 5, SW¼.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector B. F. Hansen 13515
with J. Hansen
Collection Date 19 Sep 2008
Accession Number 254694
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hardee Co. : Paynes Creek Historic State Park. W boundary of park. T33S, R25E, Sec. 9, NW¼ of NE¼ of SE¼.
Habitat Mesic hammock.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector E. Gandy
Collection Date 24 Jul 2008
Accession Number 260120
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Orange Co. : Valencia College campus. 28° 33' 7" N 81° 14' 58" W
Habitat Disturbed riverine forest.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector L. Boman 23
with S. Myers
Collection Date 18 Nov 2013
Accession Number 277295
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L. - Determined By: M. S. Frank,
Locality USA. Florida , Bradford Co. : S side of SW 114th Street, 0.1 mi. E of SW 180th Place, near intersection of SW 114th Street and SW 180th Place.
Habitat Undeveloped area, heavily wooded, no house within 0.5 mi.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector M. J. Echols
Collection Date 24 Aug 2015
Accession Number 282676
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L. - Determined By: P. J. Anderson,
Locality USA. Florida , Marion Co. : 12800 block of NE 20th Terrace, Anthony. 29° 17' 22" N 82° 6' 42" W
Description Vine.
Habitat Side of unpaved road, with Dioscorea bulbifera.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector S. M. Wayte
Collection Date 26 Aug 2015
Accession Number 282653
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L. - Determined By: P. J. Anderson,
Locality USA. Florida , Duval Co. : Corner of Hammond Boulevard and McCargo Stgreet, Jacksonville. 30° 19' 10" N 81° 46' 53" W
Description Vine on fence, trees, road bank, and in front of and in wooded area.
Habitat Roadside.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector L. M. Hassell
Collection Date 22 Jun 2015
Accession Number 282843
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L. - Determined By: B. F. Hansen, Dec 2004
Determination History
Dioscorea cayanensis Lam.
Locality Puerto Rico. Arecibo Mun. : Reserva Forestal Rio Abajo; along highway 621, 2.1 mi. SW of junction with highway 10; ca. 6 mi. NW of Utuado.
Habitat Heavily disturbed forest.
Reproductive State Flower
Specimen Notes
Collector B. F. Hansen
with R. P. Sauleda, M. E. Ragan, & E. Antomarchi
Collection Date 24 Nov 1981
Accession Number 166948
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Rhodine Scrub Nature Preserve, Riverview; N side of Rhodine Road. 27° 49' 32" N 82° 15' 30" W
Description With aerial tubers.
Habitat Disturbed hardwoods.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 30 Aug 2010
Accession Number 296460
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Dioscorea alata
Family Name Dioscoreaceae
Currently Accepted Name Dioscorea alata L.
Locality USA. Florida , Hillsborough Co. : Cypress Creek Nature Preserve, Lutz. 28° 9' 53" N 82° 24' 40" W
Description With a few tubers.
Habitat Mesic hardwood forest.
Reproductive State
Specimen Notes
Collector S. Dickman
Collection Date 06 Aug 2020
Accession Number 301322
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