black-bindweed vs Chinese yam

Dioscorea communis compared with Dioscorea esculenta

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	black-bindweed	Chinese yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (식물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class same	Liliopsida (백합강)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order same	Dioscoreales (마목)	Dioscoreales (마목)
Family same	Dioscoreaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus same	Dioscorea	Dioscorea
Species	Dioscorea communis	Dioscorea esculenta

Evolutionary Relationship

black-bindweed and Chinese yam share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Dioscorea.

Conservation Status

black-bindweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Chinese yam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	black-bindweed	Chinese yam
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

black-bindweed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Sweden.

Chinese yam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Burkina Faso, Colombia, and Seychelles.

black-bindweed

The Black-bindweed (Dioscorea communis) is a species in the genus Dioscorea. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Chinese yam

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