wilde Yamswurzel vs Mountain yam

Dioscorea villosa compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• wilde Yamswurzel is Not Evaluated while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	wilde Yamswurzel	Mountain 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 hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

wilde Yamswurzel

NE — Not Evaluated

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	wilde Yamswurzel	Mountain 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.

Mountain yam

Habitat

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.