echte Schmerwurz vs Pacific yam

Dioscorea communis compared with Dioscorea nummularia

Key Differences

• echte Schmerwurz is Not Evaluated while Pacific yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	echte Schmerwurz	Pacific 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 nummularia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

echte Schmerwurz

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	echte Schmerwurz	Pacific 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.

Pacific yam

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Laos. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

echte Schmerwurz

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