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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.
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Species
Least ConcernDioscorea communis
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderDioscoreales
- FamilyDioscoreaceae
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
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- Dioscorea communis
- taxon rank
- species
- taxon name
- Dioscorea communis
- taxon common name
- 黑薯蓣
- Commons gallery
- Dioscorea communis
- has fruit type
- berry
- described by source
- Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition
- 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.