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Dioscorea mexicana

Family: dioscoreaceae
Common name(s): Wild Mexican Yam, Barbasco, Colic Root
Synonym(s): Dioscorea macrostachya
Hardiness ratings: USDA zone 9 - 11

General resources

• Wikipedia. Online encyclopedia entry (if defined).
• Google images. Web search for photographs.
• The Plant List. Taxonomical lookup
• Catalogue of Life. Taxonomical lookup

Links for Dioscorea mexicana

• Dave's Garden PlantFiles - Profile page with horticultural basics, and member-contributed photos and comments. (zone 9-11) (4 photos)
• Garden.org - Community-assembled plant profile (4 photos)
• Pacific Bulb Society - One of the plants described on this page about the genus. (3 photos)