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Dioscorea hastifolia
Warrine (Dioscorea hastifolia), also called the adjigo yam or warram, is a native Australian climbing yam grown for its long, white, edible tubers. It is best treated as a hardy outdoor tuberous climber in a warm, frost-free, sunny spot with well-drained soil.
Dioscorea hastifolia, the adjigo (ˈadʒɪɡəʊ) yam, also known as the warram, is a yam with long, white, edible tubers that is native to Southwest Australia. It is a climbing vine with hastate, spearheaded, leaves and bears green triangular fruit. The tubers are used by Aboriginal Australians as a source of carbohydrates, who managed the plant extensively in agriculture-like systems.
After the yellow flowers have seeded the plant is dug up in winter and roasted.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Dioscorea hastifolia by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
