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Air Potato (Dioscorea bulbifera)

Air potato is an invasive plant species in Florida that should be removed from public and private properties to help protect the state's natural areas. It can quickly engulf native vegetation in natural areas, climbing high into mature tree canopies. It produces large numbers of bulbils (aerial tubers), which facilitate its spread and make it extremely difficult to eliminate because new plants sprout from even very small bulbils. It invades a variety of habitats including pinelands and hammocks of natural areas.

Epipremnum (Pothos)

IFAS Assessment of Non-native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas

Pongamia

Millettia pannata

[header and thumbnail image: Pongamia spreading down a river in south Florida. Credit: Michael Sthreshley, UF/IFAS]

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