Dioscorea Plants — Species, Care & Identification
Dioscorea is a plant genus in the Dioscoreaceae family. PlantoScan has care guides for 61 species in this genus, listed over 2 pages. Each guide covers watering, light, soil, hardiness zone and pet toxicity, with sources.
Dioscorea species
Air Potato
Dioscorea bulbifera
Rejoice GassahCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Yellow Yam
Dioscorea dumetorum
AgnesCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Lesser Yam
Dioscorea esculenta
胡正恆(Jackson Hu)CC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
Chinese Yam
Dioscorea oppositifolia
Seema MerchantCC BY 4.0iNaturalistresized
African potato
Dioscorea quartiniana
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Zanzibar yam
Dioscorea sansibarensis
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Wild Yam
Dioscorea sylvatica
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Cush-cush yam
Dioscorea trifida
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- Dioscorea abysmophilaDioscorea abysmophilaPlantoScan
Dioscorea abysmophila
- Abyssinian YamDioscorea abyssinicaPlantoScan
Abyssinian Yam
Dioscorea abyssinica
- Dioscorea acanthogeneDioscorea acanthogenePlantoScan
Dioscorea acanthogene
- Dioscorea aesculifoliaDioscorea aesculifoliaPlantoScan
Dioscorea aesculifolia
- Aguiar's yamDioscorea aguilariiPlantoScan
Aguiar's yam
Dioscorea aguilarii
- Winged YamDioscorea alataPlantoScan
Winged Yam
Dioscorea alata
- Dioscorea alatipesDioscorea alatipesPlantoScan
Dioscorea alatipes
- Dioscorea althaeoidesDioscorea althaeoidesPlantoScan
Dioscorea althaeoides
- Dioscorea amaranthoidesDioscorea amaranthoidesPlantoScan
Dioscorea amaranthoides
- Amazon yamDioscorea amazonumPlantoScan
Amazon yam
Dioscorea amazonum
- Dioscorea analalavensisDioscorea analalavensisPlantoScan
Dioscorea analalavensis
- Dioscorea ancachsensisDioscorea ancachsensisPlantoScan
Dioscorea ancachsensis
- Dioscorea andromedusaeDioscorea andromedusaePlantoScan
Dioscorea andromedusae
- Balkan YamDioscorea balcanicaPlantoScan
Balkan Yam
Dioscorea balcanica
- Bernoulli's YamDioscorea bernoullianaPlantoScan
Bernoulli's Yam
Dioscorea bernoulliana
- Guinea YamDioscorea cayennensisPlantoScan
Guinea Yam
Dioscorea cayennensis
- White YamDioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundataPlantoScan
White Yam
Dioscorea cayennensis subsp. rotundata
- Dioscorea chimborazensisDioscorea chimborazensisPlantoScan
Dioscorea chimborazensis
- Dioscorea chouardiiDioscorea chouardiiPlantoScan
Dioscorea chouardii
- Hairy YamDioscorea cirrhosaPlantoScan
Hairy Yam
Dioscorea cirrhosa
- Black BryonyDioscorea communisPlantoScan
Black Bryony
Dioscorea communis
- Mexican YamDioscorea compositaPlantoScan
Mexican Yam
Dioscorea composita
- Deltoid YamDioscorea deltoideaPlantoScan
Deltoid Yam
Dioscorea deltoidea
- Wild YamDioscorea dregeanaPlantoScan
Wild Yam
Dioscorea dregeana
- Elephant's FootDioscorea elephantipesPlantoScan
Elephant's Foot
Dioscorea elephantipes
- Dioscorea floribundaDioscorea floribundaPlantoScan
Dioscorea floribunda
- Florida YamDioscorea floridanaPlantoScan
Florida Yam
Dioscorea floridana
- Dioscorea fordiiDioscorea fordiiPlantoScan
Dioscorea fordii
- Hamilton's yamDioscorea hamiltoniiPlantoScan
Hamilton's yam
Dioscorea hamiltonii
- Dioscorea hastifoliaDioscorea hastifoliaPlantoScan
Dioscorea hastifolia
- GumamelaDioscorea hispidaPlantoScan
Gumamela
Dioscorea hispida
- Japanese YamDioscorea japonicaPlantoScan
Japanese Yam
Dioscorea japonica
- Dioscorea juxtlahuacensisDioscorea juxtlahuacensisPlantoScan
Dioscorea juxtlahuacensis
- Mexican YamDioscorea mexicanaPlantoScan
Mexican Yam
Dioscorea mexicana
- Orange YamDioscorea orangeanaPlantoScan
Orange Yam
Dioscorea orangeana
- Orizaba YamDioscorea orizabensisPlantoScan
Orizaba Yam
Dioscorea orizabensis
- Dioscorea ovinalaDioscorea ovinalaPlantoScan
Dioscorea ovinala
- Fiveleaf YamDioscorea pentaphyllaPlantoScan
Fiveleaf Yam
Dioscorea pentaphylla
- Chinese YamDioscorea polystachyaPlantoScan
Chinese Yam
Dioscorea polystachya
- Wild YamDioscorea praehensilisPlantoScan
Wild Yam
Dioscorea praehensilis
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