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Chinese Yam (Cinnamon vine, Cinnamon Yam, Shan Yao)  Dioscorea batatas (or Dioscorea oppositae)  Perennial;  Medicinal, Culinary;  Climbing vine with tubers forming above the ground.  Used to flavor foods and to treat loss of appetite, kidney and lung problems.  (Tubers form the second year).  Full sun; Hardy to -10F (-23.3C); height: 8ft. (vine)

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