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Native Yam Dioscorea transversa
SKU Native Yam
APPEARANCE : Dioscorea transversa, the pencil yam or native long yam, is a vine of eastern and northern Australia.The leaves are heart-shaped, shiny, with 5-7 prominent veins. The seed pods are rounded, green or pink before drying to a straw brown papery texture. The edible tubers are typically slender and long.
Plant Information
HEIGHT : Climber twining stems 2-4 m long
Native to: Australia
Foliage type: Evergreen
Fruit/seeds: Each seed pod has three light green, flat papery wings that collectively hang in clusters, turning whitish brown in winter
Light: Full sun / part shade
Water: Moderate water requirements
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