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Dioscorea communis

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Dioscorea communis

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Dioscorea communis is a species in the family Dioscoreaceae, classified within the order Dioscoreales and class Liliopsida. The plant produces berries as its fruit type. Its scientific name is Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin, and it is commonly known as Gewöhnliche Schmerwurz or 黑薯蓣. The taxon was described in sources including the Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary and the Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition.

The species is native to Albania, Algeria, Austria, the Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, and Great Britain. It has been introduced to Ireland and New Zealand North. According to the IUCN Red List, its conservation status was assessed as Least Concern in 2014.

Synthesized by Vinony from 34 facts across 7 sources: Wikidata, GBIF, IUCN Red List, Gbif Occ, Plants of the World, iDigBio, Vinony graph. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.

Species

Least Concern

Dioscorea communis

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderDioscoreales
  5. FamilyDioscoreaceae
Native toAlbania, Algeria, Austria, Azores, Baleares, Belgium, Bulgaria, Corse, East Aegean Is., France, Germany, Great Britain
Observations recorded255,416

Schmerwurz (Dioscorea communis), Illustration Schmerwurz, Rechtswinder, linksgängige Helix Schmerwurz, fruchtende weibliche Pflanze Die Gemeine Schmerwurz (Dioscorea communis, Syn.: Tamus communis L.) ist eine Pflanzenart aus der Familie der Yamswurzelgewächse (Dioscoreaceae). Der Trivialname leitet sich von mittelhochdeutsch S(ch)mer = Fett ab, für die schleimigen, schmierigen Wurzeln. Weitere Bezeichnungen sind Echte Schmerwurz, Gewöhnliche Schmerwurz, Schmerzwurz, Stickwurz, Feuerwurzel.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
271
With media
258
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Collections
OSW, US, NHMUK, CMN, MO, CM
Recorded in
United Kingdom, Spain, Greece, Romania, Portugal, France, Germany, Canary Islands

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Dioscorea
Image
Tamus communis.jpg
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Commons category
Dioscorea communis
taxon rank
species
taxon name
Dioscorea communis
taxon common name
黑薯蓣
Commons gallery
Dioscorea communis
has fruit type
berry
short name
D. communis
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Encyclopedic overview

Dioscorea communis or Tamus communis is a species of flowering plant in the yam family Dioscoreaceae and is commonly known as black bryony, lady's-seal or black bindweed.

Description

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Dioscorea communis” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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