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Why Are Vines Overtaking the American Tropics?
Science Daily ^ | 02-17-2011 | Staff

Posted on 02/18/2011 5:52:09 AM PST by Red Badger

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To: zeugma

“This is nasty stuff.”

I heard goats loved the stuff and will clean it up in short order.


41 posted on 02/18/2011 8:15:31 AM PST by antisocial (Texas SCV - Deo Vindice)
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To: Liberty Valance
Here's another ...


42 posted on 02/18/2011 8:36:28 AM PST by Liberty Valance (Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
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To: Red Badger
Red: Our problem (central Florida) is the air potato : (Dioscorea bulbifera)

What's its food value? Any recipes? ;-)

43 posted on 02/18/2011 9:12:59 AM PST by Tunehead54 (Nothing funny here ;-)
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To: Tunehead54

http://www.walterreeves.com/landscaping/air-potato/


44 posted on 02/18/2011 11:24:15 AM PST by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name. Want to have fun? Google your friend's names.....)
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To: Tunehead54
DIOSCOREA BULBIFERA L. Air potato (E); Name (S). Cultivated in Panama, this is one of the easier species to recognize because of its aerial bulbs. These, and the underground tubers, are usually poisonous raw, but may be peeled, sun dried, and then cooked (!). Underground tubers are best dug when the plant is dying back for the dry season. Some species of Dioscorea have a juice that induces itching (!).
45 posted on 02/18/2011 11:31:22 AM PST by Red Badger (Want to be surprised? Google your own name. Want to have fun? Google your friend's names.....)
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