gelbe Yamswurzel vs echte Schmerwurz

Dioscorea cayenensis compared with Dioscorea communis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	gelbe Yamswurzel	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 cayenensis	Dioscorea communis

Evolutionary Relationship

gelbe Yamswurzel and echte Schmerwurz share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

gelbe Yamswurzel

NE — Not Evaluated

echte Schmerwurz

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	gelbe Yamswurzel	echte Schmerwurz
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

gelbe Yamswurzel

Habitat

Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), North America (Cuba, Panama), and South America (5 countries).

echte Schmerwurz

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

gelbe Yamswurzel

The Attoto yam (Dioscorea cayenensis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Inhabits flooded grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

echte Schmerwurz

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