wilde Yamswurzel vs Pacific yam

Dioscorea villosa compared with Dioscorea nummularia

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	wilde Yamswurzel	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 villosa	Dioscorea nummularia

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

wilde Yamswurzel

NE — Not Evaluated

Pacific yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	wilde Yamswurzel	Pacific 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.

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.

wilde Yamswurzel

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