Air potato (Dioscorea bulbifera) is a vigorously twining vine, which grows from an underground tuber. The stems can rapidly grow to 60 feet in length. Air potato leaves are heart-shaped and can be up to eight inches long.
The plant forms hundreds of bulbils that look like potatoes (hence the common name), that drop to the ground and sprout more plants. Bulbils are round and light brown, with small nubs on them, and can range from the size of a pea to five inches across.
Highly recommended gear for this cache
- Water
- Hiking footwear
- Bug repellent
- hiking pole or staff
- Hat
- PEN
- Be willing to bushwhack at some points of the “trail”