SkyWatch Friday: Lightner Museum Tower
January 27, 2012 St Augustine, FL, USA
This was my entry into SkyWatch Friday. Go check out the more fabulous entries.
Happy Nature Watching!
Air Potato Vine: A Threat to Florida's Native Plants
Gemini Springs, 37 Dirksen Dr, De Bary, FL 32713, USA
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| Photo by Forest and Kim Starr |
Last week, we attended the Annual Potato Roundup at Gemini Springs. We first were given a lesson about non-native, invasive plants and specifically the Air Potato Vine.. The Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) is a perennial vine. Bulbs are produced on the vine itself and tubers grow beneath the ground giving this plant two means for surviving and reproducing. A part of the yam family, this vine can grow as much as 8 inches per day reaching heights of 60-150 ft.
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