Dioscorea villosa

Characteristics
Monocots
DIOSCOREACEAE
Dioscorea
Dioscorea villosa L.
WILD YAM; FOURLEAF YAM
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Native FACW (NWPL)
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Classification
DIOSCOREALES
Dioscorea
Dioscorea villosa L. - WILD YAM; FOURLEAF YAM
Citation
DIOSCOREA VILLOSA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 1033. 1753.
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VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 94 (lectotype: BM). Lectotypified by S. F. Blake, Rhodora 2: 49. 1918.
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Plant Photos
Dioscorea villosa - 86
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Dioscorea villosa - 164
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Dioscorea villosa - 258
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Dioscorea villosa - 258
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