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Scientific Name
Dioscorea villosa
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Dioscorea villosa L.
Park
Catoctin Mountain Park (CATO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
wild yam
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: Kyde, 2000
Nativeness
Native
Nativeness Notes
Data Source: Gleason and Cronquist, 1991
Abundance
Unknown
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Helen Hamilton, 2006
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
MTK-NCR
Created Date
8/17/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Helen Hamilton
Last Modified Date
11/16/2006 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Detail: Hickey, 1975: Scattered and local./, Park Species Data Source: Hickey, 1975; Backer, 1997; Kyde, 2000
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