dioscorée velue vs Elephant's Foot Yam

Dioscorea villosa compared with Dioscorea elephantipes

Key Differences

• dioscorée velue is Not Evaluated while Elephant's Foot Yam is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	dioscorée velue	Elephant's Foot Yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (plante)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order same	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family same	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus same	Dioscorea	Dioscorea
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Dioscorea elephantipes

Evolutionary Relationship

dioscorée velue and Elephant's Foot Yam share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

dioscorée velue

NE — Not Evaluated

Elephant's Foot Yam

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	dioscorée velue	Elephant's Foot Yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

dioscorée velue

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Elephant's Foot Yam

Habitat

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

dioscorée velue

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