echte Schmerwurz vs Bush yam

Dioscorea communis compared with Dioscorea praehensilis

Key Differences

• echte Schmerwurz is Not Evaluated while Bush yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	echte Schmerwurz	Bush yam
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 communis	Dioscorea praehensilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

echte Schmerwurz

NE — Not Evaluated

Bush yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	echte Schmerwurz	Bush yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

echte Schmerwurz

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Bush yam

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

echte Schmerwurz

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

Bush yam

The Bush yam (Dioscorea praehensilis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.