PLANTS Profile for Dioscorea quaternata (fourleaf yam)

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PLANTS Profile

Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel.
fourleaf yam

Symbol:

DIQU

Group:

Monocot

Family:

Dioscoreaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Vine
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel.

Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel.

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Synonyms:
Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel.

	DIGL3	Dioscorea glauca Muhl. ex Bartlett
	DIQUG	Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. var. glauca (Muhl. ex Bartlett) Fernald
	DIVIG	Dioscorea villosa L. var. glabrifolia (Bartlett) Fernald

Distribution:
Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel.


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Related Taxa:
Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel.

View 2 genera in Dioscoreaceae, 29 species in Dioscorea

Classification:
Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Liliopsida – Monocotyledons
Subclass	Liliidae
Order	Liliales
Family	Dioscoreaceae – Yam family
Genus	Dioscorea L. – yam
Species	Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel. – fourleaf yam

Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel.

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FAC

FACU

FAC

FACU

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

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Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43371.

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