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Dioscoreaceae
Dioscorea

not marked as a favorite taxon Dioscorea villosa Linnaeus. Common name: Wild Yam. Phenology: Apr-Jun; Sep-Nov. Habitat: Moist forests and woodlands. Distribution: Se. Massachusetts south to ne. Florida, on the Coastal Plain and extending into the Piedmont.

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Section: Macropoda.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = K1, NS, Pa; = Dioscorea villosa L.; > Dioscorea hirticaulis Bartlett — F, G, S, Ward (1977c); < Dioscorea villosa L. — FNA26, K4, NE, NY, POWO, S13, Va, WH3; > Dioscorea villosa L. — F, G, S, Tat, Ward (1977c); > Dioscorea villosa L. var. hirticaulis (Bartlett) H.E.Ahles — C, RAB, Al-Shehbaz & Schubert (1989); > Dioscorea villosa L. var. villosa — C; >< Dioscorea villosa L. var. villosa — RAB. Basionym: Dioscorea villosa L. 1753

Links to other floras: < Dioscorea villosa - FNA26

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
  • Great Plains: FAC
  • Midwest: FAC
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FAC

Heliophily ⓘ: 5

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