root and tuber crops
... which stop their consumption, but the rare sweet cultivars are very much appreciated by Asian consumers. Oceanians also grow some sweet forms of this species, quite low in oxalate. Nowadays its cultivation has almost disappeared, and its huge corm is only eaten in times of famine. The exact time of ...
... which stop their consumption, but the rare sweet cultivars are very much appreciated by Asian consumers. Oceanians also grow some sweet forms of this species, quite low in oxalate. Nowadays its cultivation has almost disappeared, and its huge corm is only eaten in times of famine. The exact time of ...
Differences between Yams and Sweet Potatoes
... Yams are monocot plants— those that contain only one embryonic seed leaf. Other closely related plants to yams include the grasses and lilies. Yam is actually the common name for a number of species belonging to the genus Dioscorea. Many yam cultivars exist. Growing as an herbaceous, perennial vine, ...
... Yams are monocot plants— those that contain only one embryonic seed leaf. Other closely related plants to yams include the grasses and lilies. Yam is actually the common name for a number of species belonging to the genus Dioscorea. Many yam cultivars exist. Growing as an herbaceous, perennial vine, ...
Chinese Yam *Detected in Michigan
... Pointed, heart-shaped leaves that are often indented on the sides, opposite or alternate Slender vines that spiral counter-clockwise Bulbils or air tubers present from June to September, resemble very small potatoes Small white or greenish-yellow spikes of flowers that smell similar to cinna ...
... Pointed, heart-shaped leaves that are often indented on the sides, opposite or alternate Slender vines that spiral counter-clockwise Bulbils or air tubers present from June to September, resemble very small potatoes Small white or greenish-yellow spikes of flowers that smell similar to cinna ...
Yam (vegetable)
Yam is the common name for some plant species in the genus Dioscorea (family Dioscoreaceae) that form edible tubers.These are perennial herbaceous vines cultivated for the consumption of their starchy tubers in Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Caribbean and Oceania. There are many cultivars of yam. Although some varieties of sweet potato (Ipomoea batatas) are also called yam in parts of the United States and Canada, sweet potato is not part of the family Dioscoreaceae but belongs in the unrelated morning glory family Convolvulaceae.