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Fla. Battles Yet Another Invasive Species at Annual Air Potato Roundup
Jan 31st 2011 – 2:41PM
Courtesy Carrie Guss
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- "Potatoes" and "devastating infestation" might not sound like they go hand in hand. But in Florida, they can be so dangerous that a thousand people take to the forest to root through thorn-infested vines and bramble just to grab what tubers they can and run them out of town. That's what happened this...
Background on air potato
Dioscorea bulbifera, the Air potato, is a yam species. It is also known as Varahi in Sanskrit, Kaachil in Malayalam and Dukkar Kand in Marathi.
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