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Scientific Name
Dioscorea oppositifolia
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Dioscorea oppositifolia L.
Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area (CHAT)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Park Synonyms
Dioscorea batatas
Taxonomic Hierarchy
KingdomPlantae
SubkingdomViridiplantae
Infrakingdom Streptophyta
Superdivision Embryophyta
DivisionTracheophyta
SubdivisionSpermatophytina
ClassMagnoliopsida
SuperorderLilianae
OrderDioscoreales
FamilyDioscoreaceae
GenusDioscorea
SpeciesDioscorea oppositifolia
Occurrence
Present
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable. In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes with comment: List of Non-Native invasive plants in Georgia, Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council. www.gaeppc.org/list.cfm.
Abundance
Uncommon
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
0
Vouchers
1
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
Converted from non-NPSpecies format by I & M Offic
Created Date
9/23/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
Christina Wright
Last Modified Date
9/25/2007 12:00:00 AM
Notes
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Bluestone National Scenic River (BLUE)
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site (CARL)
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park (CHCH)
Congaree National Park (CONG)
Fort Donelson National Battlefield (FODO)
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park (FRSP)
Great Falls Park (GRFA)
Guilford Courthouse National Military Park (GUCO)
Horseshoe Bend National Military Park (HOBE)
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park (KEMO)
Kings Mountain National Military Park (KIMO)
Lincoln Boyhood National Memorial (LIBO)
Little River Canyon National Preserve (LIRI)
Russell Cave National Monument (RUCA)
Mammoth Cave National Park (MACA)
Prince William Forest Park (PRWI)
Natchez Trace Parkway (NATR)
Stones River National Battlefield (STRI)
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve (NERI)
Rock Creek Park (ROCR)
Shiloh National Military Park (SHIL)
Piscataway Park (PISC)
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