African bitter yam vs echte Schmerwurz

Dioscorea dumetorum compared with Dioscorea communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	African bitter yam	echte Schmerwurz
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Dioscoreales (Yamswurzelartige)	Dioscoreales (Yamswurzelartige)
Family same	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus same	Dioscorea	Dioscorea
Species	Dioscorea dumetorum	Dioscorea communis

Evolutionary Relationship

African bitter yam and echte Schmerwurz share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

African bitter yam

NE — Not Evaluated

echte Schmerwurz

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	African bitter yam	echte Schmerwurz
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

African bitter yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in Guinea.

echte Schmerwurz

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

African bitter yam

The African bitter yam (Dioscorea dumetorum) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. This species inhabits Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes, found across Guinea.

echte Schmerwurz

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.