Dioscorea villosa L.
wild yam
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Dioscorea villosa L.
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Synonyms:
Dioscorea villosa L.
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DIHI |
Dioscorea hirticaulis Bartlett |
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DIVIH |
Dioscorea villosa L. var. hirticaulis (Bartlett) H.E. Ahles |
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Distribution:
Dioscorea villosa L.
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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR), CAN (ON) |
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Related Taxa:
Dioscorea villosa L.
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2 genera in Dioscoreaceae,
29 species in Dioscorea
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Classification:
Dioscorea villosa L.
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Classification Report.
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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NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]).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 villosa L.
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FAC+ |
FAC |
FAC- |
NO |
FACU |
FAC |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NO |
NI* |
NO |
Dioscorea hirticaulis:
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OBL |
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NO |
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NO |
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NO |
NO |
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Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
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More Accounts and Images:
Dioscorea villosa L.
View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).
View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 43367.
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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Related Web Sites:
Dioscorea villosa L.
CT-Connecticut Botanical Society
Forestry Images
IN-Center for New Crops and Plants Products
MD-University of Maryland Medical Center
UK-Plants For A Future
WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium
Wildflowers of the Southeastern United States
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