Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.

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Plants from Virginia
Dioscorea batatas Decne.
Dioscoreaceae
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USA. Virginia. Buchanan Co. Hill next to Secondary
State Route 615, between Hoot Owl Gap and Pearly,
west of Grundy. 500-600m. Mixed deciduous forest on
dry slopes and hilltop. With lots of Rhododendron and
Magnolia fraseri in undergrowth.
Extremely abundant very locally along road.
Collected 30.8.99
M. & K. Weigend 99/39
Field studies carried out with financial help from the
Barbara J. Harvill Fund
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