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The non-edible air potato (Discorea bulbifera) provides nourishment to the vines growing on trees in the park. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
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The non-edible air potato (Discorea bulbifera) provides nourishment to the vines growing on trees in the park. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News

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  • Putnam County Sheriff's Dept. deputies investigate the scene of the drowning of a two-year-old in Melrose Bay on Thursday morning. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • Putnam County Sheriff's Dept. deputies investigate the scene of the drowning of a two-year-old in Melrose Bay on Thursday morning. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • The non-edible air potato (Discorea bulbifera) provides nourishment to the vines growing on trees in the park. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • Ravine Gardens gardener and plant specialist Mike Turner digs out the air potato from the base of the vine that has encircled this tree and removes it so the vine will die. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • A non-edible air potato vine grows up around a tree in Ravine Gardens. The heart-shaped leaves easily identify the non-edible variety (Discorea bulbifera) . Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • Elephant ears which are seen throughout the area are actually not native and can be invasive given the right growing conditions. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • Ravine Gardens gardener and plant specialist Mike Turner holds a handful of the edible air potato variety (Discorea alata) also known as winged yams that also grows in the park. The vines are not native, can be invasive, and have arrow-shaped leaves. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • An air potato (Discorea bulbifera) vine grows up by a fence in the back of Ravine Gardens. The vines can grow to 300 ft. and drop hundreds of the non-edible potatoes that will spawn more vines which will wrap around trees. The species has distinctive heart-shaped leaves, is invasive, grows rapidly, and can choke off native species of vegetation. Fran Ruchalski/ Palatka Daily News
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  • Holding up some of his catch on Friday, hometown favorite Cliff Prince moved into 14th place for the two days with a total weight of 36 pounds, 9 ounces to continue fishing in the Bassmasters Elite Series tournament on Saturday. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • This youngster holds up a sign at the weigh-in of the first day of the Bassmaster Elite tournament on Thursday afternoon to let the anglers know how much they're loved in Palatka. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • Frank "the Tank" Talley reels one in as he fishes in a canal on the first day of the Bassmaster Elite tournament on Thursday afternoon. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
  • The boats begin to congregate as the sun comes up on the start of the first day of the Bassmaster Elite Tournament on Thursday morning. Fran Ruchalski/Palatka Daily News
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