[Specimen details]

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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