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Scientific Name
Dioscorea villosa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Dioscorea villosa L.
Park
Shenandoah National Park (SHEN)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
wild yam
Park Synonyms
Dioscorea quaternata
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: SHEN-NFisichelli
Nativeness
Native
Abundance
Common
Abundance Notes
Data Source: SHEN-NFisichelli
Life Form Tags
- Herb
Habitat Tags
- Mesic forest
- Wetland
- Xeric forest
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
10
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
upload
Created Date
1/11/2001 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
spaull@nps.gov
Last Modified Date
2/18/2014 10:17:58 AM
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