Dioscorea villosa

ClassificationFlowering Plants
FamilyDioscoreaceae
Family (Traditional)Dioscoreaceae
GenusDioscorea
SpeciesDioscorea villosa L.
Common NameCommon wild yam
Growth HabitVine
DurationPerennial
Plant Notes**
C value 4
StatusNative, FAC- (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Dioscorea hirticaulus Dioscorea hirticaulus Bartlett  
Dioscorea villosa f. glabrifolia Dioscorea villosa f. glabrifolia (Bartlett) Fernald  

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Carroll, Crawford, Dearborn, DeKalb, Delaware, Fountain, Fulton, Grant, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Henry, Howard, Kosciusko, LaGrange, Miami, Montgomery, Parke, Porter, Putnam, Ripley, Rush, Shelby, Steuben, Tippecanoe, Tipton, Wabash

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1922 - 1993

Accession No. (click for full details) County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
61080 Tippecanoe 18 Jun 1941 Charles M. Ek
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
46102 Howard 03 Jul 1935 Chas. W. Ek
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
153720 Montgomery 15 Sep 1978 F. R. Domruese
12350
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
95335 Parke 16 Aug 1952 Franklin B. Buser
1498
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
92462 Parke 14 Sep 1950 Jack McCormick
982
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
92747 Porter 23 Jul 1922 Marcus W. Lyon, Jr.
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
153719 Allen 17 Sep 1993 P. E. Rothrock
3228
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
67662 Tipton 05 Jun 1943 Ray C. Friesner
17615
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
76380 Carroll 08 Jun 1946 Ray C. Friesner
20374
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
47438 Kosciusko 10 Jun 1939 Ray C. Friesner
13460
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
91983 Hamilton 10 Jun 1950 Ray C. Friesner
23423
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
61397 Hendricks 13 Jun 1942 Ray C. Friesner
16841
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
54590 Wabash 14 Jun 1941 Ray C. Friesner
15298
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
95834 Hancock 14 Jun 1952 Ray C. Friesner
25075
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
47503 Fulton 17 Jun 1939 Ray C. Friesner
13531
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
37060 DeKalb 19 Jun 1937 Ray C. Friesner
10740
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
93272 Shelby 23 Jun 1951 Ray C. Friesner
24171
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
93205 Henry 23 Jun 1951 Ray C. Friesner
24199
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
32537 Grant 27 Jun 1936 Ray C. Friesner
9909
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
54672 Miami 28 Jun 1941 Ray C. Friesner
15469
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
91965 Dearborn 01 Jul 1950 Ray C. Friesner
23461
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
41858 Steuben 02 Jul 1938 Ray C. Friesner
12408
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
76753 Ripley 06 Jul 1946 Ray C. Friesner
20725
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
70959 Delaware 08 Jul 1944 Ray C. Friesner
18335
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
70960 Delaware 08 Jul 1944 Ray C. Friesner
18335
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
41888 Dearborn 09 Jul 1938 Ray C. Friesner
12495
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
73442 Delaware 21 Jul 1945 Ray C. Friesner
19274
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
93681 Fountain 21 Jul 1951 Ray C. Friesner
24454
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
64085 Hamilton 08 Aug 1942 Ray C. Friesner
17268
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
63963 Hamilton 22 Aug 1942 Ray C. Friesner
17345
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
10102 Crawford 08 Sep 1932 Ray C. Friesner
5118
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
67968 Rush 25 Sep 1943 Ray C. Friesner
18027
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
4812 Parke 01 Aug 1930 Rexford F. Daubenmire
2342
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
156015 LaGrange 7/1/1976 Lee Casebere
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
155480 Putnam 6/11/1911 Earl J. Grimes
548
BUT
Dioscorea villosa L.
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