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Scientific Name
Dioscorea villosa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Dioscorea villosa L.
Park
Fort Circle Parks (FOCI)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
wild yam or colic-root
Park Synonyms
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 villosa |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Rowan, 2003
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Hamilton, 2007
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: NACE NR STAFF-RM_DATABASE3_06.mdb
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
Briana Sanders
Created Date
1/28/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
9/19/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Rowan, 2003
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