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Wild Yam

Dioscorea villosa

Habitat:

Reclaimed farmland- oak hickory maple forest

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2 Comments

chesterbperry
chesterbperry 11 years ago

Yes rewind, additionally it has some medicinal value, it was used to make the first birth control pills. I will add more info when I get caught up.

rewindtheyes
rewindtheyes 11 years ago

Edible? Really cool

chesterbperry
Spotted by
chesterbperry

Tennessee, USA

Spotted on Aug 18, 2012
Submitted on Aug 20, 2012

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