Bush yam vs wilde Yamswurzel

Dioscorea praehensilis compared with Dioscorea villosa

Key Differences

• Bush yam is Least Concern while wilde Yamswurzel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bush yam	wilde 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 praehensilis	Dioscorea villosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Bush yam and wilde Yamswurzel share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

Bush yam

LC — Least Concern

wilde Yamswurzel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bush yam	wilde Yamswurzel
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bush yam

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

wilde Yamswurzel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

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.

wilde Yamswurzel

The Chinaroot (Dioscorea villosa) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.