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Cactacea
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Angiosperms 3
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Mallow Family
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The Olive and Wood Sorrel Families
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Trees IV
Pittosporum, Sycamore & Smartweed
Protacea, Pomegranite, Buckthorn & Mangrove
Rose, Madder, Citrus & Willow Families
Soapberry, Sappodilla and Nightshade
Bladdernut, Bird of Paradise, Storax
Bay Cedar, Sweetleaf, Tamarisk & Tea
Theophrasta, Mezereum, & Basswood
Elm & Verbena
Natureglo's Blog
Monocots: The Dioscoreaceae
Welcome to the Diocoreacea Page Featuring.....the Yams!
Photo Left: a Japanese mountain yam
Yam Species List
Dioscorea alata
L.
Dioscorea bulbifera
L.
Dioscorea elephantipes
Dioscorea esculenta
Dioscorea japonica
Dioscorea macrostachya
Dioscorea mexicana
Dioscorea opposita
Dioscorea rotundata
Dioscorea sansibarensis
Dioscorea transvers
a
Dioscorea trifida
Web Resources
International Yam Day
The Cook's Thesaurus - Yams and Sweet Potatoes
The Wild Yams Page
Dave's Garden - Dioscoreaceae
Neotropical Live Plants Photo
Projects & Activities: Cooking with Yams
Yam Recipes: Main Dish
Odessa's Candied Yams (African)
Purple Yam Desert Recipes
A recipe for "Ube-Macopuno Cake" using purple yams
Purple Yam (ube) chiffon cake
Live Class Videos for Botany Mar. - May
(these videos are shown in the live class. Students are welcome to watch them before the live class but, please understand we will be watching them during the live class)
Informative Videos
Home
STORE
Plants & Fungus
Student Work & Presentations
Edible & Medicinal Plants
Wildflowers
>
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The Fungus Kingdom
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Plant Journal
Lichen
Moss
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NatureGlo's Moss Observation
Liverworts & Hornworts
Plants II
>
Ferns & Allies
>
Natureglo's Fern Observation
Gymnosperms
>
Welwitschia
The Conifers
>
Pine Family
Spruce Family
Firs & Cedars
Larches & Douglas-fir
Hemlocks
Wollemi Pine
Monkey Puzzle Family
Trees I
Tree Classification
Tree ID
Tree Anatomy
Tree Grafting
Trees & Art
Planting & Gardening with Trees
Angiosperms 1
>
Lecythis, Loosestrife and Magnolia Tree Families
Maidenhair Tree Family
Maple, Agave & Cashew
Custard Apple, Dogbane & Holly
Ivy & Palm
Aster, Barberry & Birch
Trumpet Creeper, Bombax, Borage
Bursera, Box & Wild Cinnamon
Activities
Trees II
Hemp, Caper, Honeysuckle & Papaya
She-Oaks, Bittersweet, Katsura
Coco Plum, St. John's Wort, Combretum
Dogwood, Titi & Davidson's Plum
Ebony, Oleaster and Heath
Spurge, Legume, Beech
Currant, Witch Hazel & Soapberry
Anise, Walnut and Laurel
Plants III & IV
The Cycads
The Cypress Family
>
Giant Redwood Trees
Angiosperms (flowering plants)
>
Basal Angiosperms
Magnoliids
Monocots
>
Alismatales (Water Plaintains)
Grass Family
Plants IV
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Asparagales
Dioscoreaceae (Yams)
Eudicots
>
Core Eudicots
>
Cactacea
Ericales
Astrids
Rosids
Trees III
Angiosperms 3
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Mallow Family
Malpighia Family
Melastome Family
Mahagony Family
Mulberry Family
Moringa Family
Strawberry-tree, Myoporum, Bayberry
Myrsine, Myrtle, Southern Beech
Four O'Clock, Sourgum & Olax Families
The Olive and Wood Sorrel Families
Screwpine & Gooseberry
Trees IV
Pittosporum, Sycamore & Smartweed
Protacea, Pomegranite, Buckthorn & Mangrove
Rose, Madder, Citrus & Willow Families
Soapberry, Sappodilla and Nightshade
Bladdernut, Bird of Paradise, Storax
Bay Cedar, Sweetleaf, Tamarisk & Tea
Theophrasta, Mezereum, & Basswood
Elm & Verbena
Natureglo's Blog