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| | | | | | | Chinese yam, cinnamon vine | Blue Ridge Parkway | | | | Record Status: Approved | Occurrence: | Present | Nativeness: | Non-native | Abundance: | Unknown | | Scientific Name with Authority: | Dioscorea polystachya Turcz. | Park Preferred Common Name(s): | Chinese yam, cinnamon vine | Park Synonyms: | Dioscorea batatas, Dioscorea oppositifolia | | | Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Dioscoreales, Family Dioscoreaceae, Genus Dioscorea, Species Dioscorea polystachya |
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| | | | | Management Tags: | Management Priority |
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| | | | | Threatened/Endangered Status: | | State Species of Concern Status: | | Ozone-sensitive Status: | | NatureServe Global Rank: | GNR | NatureServe State Rank: | NC: SNA; VA: SNA | Evidence: | 1 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links |
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| | | Other Parks Where Species is Listed: | | Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area | Catoctin Mountain Park | Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park | Cowpens National Battlefield | Cumberland Gap National Historical Park | Great Smoky Mountains National Park | Ninety Six National Historic Site | Obed Wild and Scenic River | Piscataway Park | Rock Creek Park | Shenandoah National Park | |
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| | | | | | Last Modified Date: | 5/13/2020 | |
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| | NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/8/2025 9:10:31 AM |
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| NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly. This information is provided by NatureServe (www.natureserve.org) and its network of natural heritage member programs, a leading source of information about rare and endangered species, and threatened ecosystems. |
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