Vascular Plant Database Common Name Results
Vascular Plant Database Common Name Results
Vascular Plant Herbarium
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Common Name: wild yam
Family Name: Dioscoreaceae
SPECIES
- Dioscorea villosa
L.
NWI R2 TN: Facultative
Common Name: wild yam
Synonyms:
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• Dioscorea quaternata J.F. Gmel.
*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee
All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
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