Scientific Name
Dioscorea oppositifolia
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
Park
Kings Mountain National Military Park (KIMO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
CHINESE YAM
Park Synonyms
Dioscorea batatas
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Lilianae |
| Order | Dioscoreales |
| Family | Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus | Dioscorea |
| Species | Dioscorea oppositifolia |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
In an along the margin of a wet, mucky unpaved access road at a creek crossing through low, shady woods; Data Source: Kennemore 1995
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Threat; Data Source: http://plants.usda.gov, 10 August 2007
Abundance
Rare
Abundance Notes
VR; Data Source: Kennemore 1995
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
0
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sjd-MACA
Created Date
1/11/2002 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
cbledsoe@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
7/26/2018 8:51:45 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Kennemore has a slight variation in the definition of the abundance field. The Abundance details describes Kennemore's descriptions: R=Rare, VR=Very Rare, Sc=Scarce, Infreq=Infrequent, Occ=Occasional, Freq=Frequent, C=Common, Park Species Data Source: Radford et al. 1968; Kennemore 1995
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