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wild yam

Dioscorea villosa

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Virginia.January 264, February 283, March 310, April 534, May 805, June 326, July 264, August 255, September 308, October 284, November 236, December 241.
United States27,014
Virginia3,301
Canada2,224
Ontario2,224
Maryland1,969
North Carolina1,849
Pennsylvania1,696
Tennessee1,526
New York1,097
Illinois1,041

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Traits

Group and habits

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Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
Classmonocots · Liliopsida
Orderyams, colicroots, and allies · Dioscoreales
FamilyYam family · Dioscoreaceae
GenusCinnamon vines · Dioscorea

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