Specimen Label Details, UVU Herbarium

Dioscoreaceae ¦ Dioscorea ¦ Dioscorea villosa ¦ 16639

Label

Accession No.	16639
Family	Dioscoreaceae
Species	Dioscorea villosa L.
Collector Information	Robert R. Robbins (401) 03 August 1972
Geography	United States, Illinois, Piatt County
Locality	Monticello vicinity, Allerton Park.

Taxonomy

Synonyms recognized by ITIS (bold taxon is currently accepted):

     Dioscorea villosa L.
     Dioscorea hirticaulis Bartlett
     Dioscorea villosa var. hirticaulis (Bartlett) Ahles

Common Name(s): wild yam.

Taxonomic Hierarchy: (ITIS TSN=43367, click for more information and references)

        Kingdom: Plantae
            Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
                Division: Magnoliophyta
                    Class: Liliopsida
                        Subclass: Liliidae
                            Order: Liliales
                                Family: Dioscoreaceae
                                    Genus: Dioscorea
                                        Species: Dioscorea villosa

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Taxon Links for species Dioscorea villosa L.

CalPhotos, Berkeley Digital Library Project

CNPS Manual of California Vegetation Database

USDA Plants database

University of Washington Herbarium: Plants of Washington (images)

Texas A&M University: Image Library (images)

Lady Bird Johnson's Wildflower Center

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External link to this species in the UVU Herbarium:
http://herbarium.UVU.edu/virtual/search.asp?taxon=Dioscorea+villosa

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