wilde Yamswurzel vs chinesischer Yam

Dioscorea villosa compared with Dioscorea esculenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	wilde Yamswurzel	chinesischer 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 villosa	Dioscorea esculenta

Evolutionary Relationship

wilde Yamswurzel and chinesischer Yam share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

wilde Yamswurzel

NE — Not Evaluated

chinesischer Yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	wilde Yamswurzel	chinesischer Yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

wilde Yamswurzel

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

chinesischer Yam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.

wilde Yamswurzel

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

chinesischer Yam

The Chinese Yam (Dioscorea esculenta) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.