echte Schmerwurz vs chinesische Yamswurzel

Dioscorea communis compared with Dioscorea polystachya

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	echte Schmerwurz	chinesische Yamswurzel
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 polystachya

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

echte Schmerwurz

NE — Not Evaluated

chinesische Yamswurzel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	echte Schmerwurz	chinesische Yamswurzel
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.

chinesische Yamswurzel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.

echte Schmerwurz

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

chinesische Yamswurzel

The Chinese Yam (Dioscorea polystachya) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.