Chinaroot vs Water yam

Dioscorea villosa compared with Dioscorea alata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chinaroot	Water yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (植物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)	Magnoliophyta (被子植物門)
Class same	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)	Liliopsida (単子葉植物綱)
Order same	Dioscoreales (ヤマノイモ目)	Dioscoreales (ヤマノイモ目)
Family same	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus same	Dioscorea	Dioscorea
Species	Dioscorea villosa	Dioscorea alata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chinaroot and Water yam share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

Chinaroot

NE — Not Evaluated

Water yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chinaroot	Water yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chinaroot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and United States.

Water yam

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (16 countries), Asia (Maldives, Taiwan), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (13 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (4 countries), and South America (6 countries).

Chinaroot

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇺🇸 United States