Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Dioscorea edulis being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Dioscorea communis — considered toxic
- Dioscorea tokoro
- Dioscorea sylvatica
- Dioscorea humifusa
- Dioscorea polystachya
- Dioscorea bryoniifolia
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Liliopsida
- Order
- Dioscoreales
- Family
- Dioscoreaceae
- Genus
- Dioscorea
- Species
- Dioscorea edulis
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