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Species Observation #8577
Dioscorea bulbifera - Air potato
| Species Data | Collection Data | Validation |
USDA Code: DIBU Patch Type: Linear Abundance: Common Disturbance: Flood |
Collector: Bruce Handley Satellite: Houston-Galveston Invaders Date: 2009-10-08 Time: 30.0 minutes Location Error: |
Validated: Yes Date: 2009-10-12 By: Travis Gallo |
Collection Notes: Occurs on a point-bar in a bend of Rummel Creek, inside the Edith L. Moore Audubon Sanctuary, Houston, TX. Vines have covered several shrubs and small tress and are noted climbing up to 30' in large trees. Rummel Creek is a tributary of Buffalo Bayou, which eventually empties into Galveston Bay. This infestation threatens that system.
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