echte Schmerwurz vs Elefantenfuß

Dioscorea communis compared with Dioscorea elephantipes

Key Differences

• echte Schmerwurz is Not Evaluated while Elefantenfuß is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	echte Schmerwurz	Elefantenfuß
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 elephantipes

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

echte Schmerwurz

NE — Not Evaluated

Elefantenfuß

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	echte Schmerwurz	Elefantenfuß
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.

Elefantenfuß

Habitat

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

echte Schmerwurz

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