The Vascular Plants of Iowa

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Group Name:
Angiosperms: Monocotyledons
Family Name:
Dioscoreaceae
Genus:
Dioscorea L. L.
Genus Common Name:
Wild yam
Species:
Dioscorea villosa L.
Habitat:
Open, upland woods
Abundance and Distribution:
Common northwest; infrequent to rare elsewhere
Origin:
Native
Link to this record:
http://uipress.lib.uiowa.edu/vpi/DetailsPage.aspx?species_id=SPEd1e14106