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Wild Yam

Dioscorea villosa

Photo by abcoblentz
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Fourleaf Yam - Dioscorea villosa - Overview, Dioscorea villosa - Wikipedia

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Wild Yam

Dioscorea villosa

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Comments (4)
abcoblentz
ForestDragon, I had no idea these grew up our way! Thanks for the ID!
ForestDragon
This one had me stumped for a while when I found it, as well. http://www.projectnoah.org/spottings/1874906002
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PublishedMarch 10, 2011

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