Wild Yam Dioscorea villosa Linnaeus    Synonyms: Dioscorea glauca, Dioscorea hirticaulis, Dioscorea quaternata, Dioscorea villosa var. glabrifolia, Dioscorea villosa var. hirticaulis.
Kingdom Plantae   >   Division Tracheophyta   >   Class Magnoliopsida   >   Order Liliales   >   Family Dioscoreaceae   >   Genus Dioscorea   

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Wild Yam leaves in Harford Co., Maryland (5/25/2013). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Washington Co., Maryland (5/28/2017). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Wild Yam growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (6/1/2016). Photo by Robert Ferraro. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Prince George's Co., Maryland (6/18/2016). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/26/2014). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Wild Yam growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2014). Photo by Elizabeth Miller. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/12/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/14/2015). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Frederick Co., Maryland (5/7/2016). Photo by Elizabeth Miller. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/30/2014). Photo by Jim Stasz. (MBP list)

Flowers of a Wild Yam in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/8/2013). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)

Wild Yam growing along a roadside in Dorchester Co., Maryland (9/2/2012). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Howard Co., Maryland (6/27/2016). Photo by Jim Wilkinson. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Allegany Co., Maryland (5/23/2016). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Allegany Co., Maryland (7/27/2014). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Frederick Co., Maryland (6/25/2016). Photo by Dan Small. (MBP list)

Wild Yam growing in Montgomery Co., Maryland (5/15/2014). Photo by Elizabeth Miller. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Howard Co., Maryland (6/15/2017). Staminate flowers in bloom. Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Calvert Co., Maryland (7/16/2016). Photo by Karyn Molines. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Prince George's Co., Maryland (4/4/2017). Photo by Bill Harms. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Garrett Co., Maryland (5/17/2015). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Wild Yam seed pods in St. Mary's Co., Maryland (2/24/2013). Photo by Bill Hubick. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Cecil Co., Maryland (10/30/2016). Photo by John Hall. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Wicomico Co., Maryland (2/14/2017). Photo by Wayne Longbottom. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Allegany Co., Maryland (6/30/2015). Photo by Kimberly Booth. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Dorchester Co., Maryland (6/21/2016). Photo by Jared Satchell. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Baltimore Co., Maryland (7/17/2016). Photo by Martha Johnston. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Montgomery Co., Maryland (11/1/2013). Note typical bright yellow color of fall leaves. Photo by Jane Hill. (MBP list)

Wild Yam blooming in Howard Co., Maryland (5/26/2017). Collected by Helen Lowe Metzman. Image processing by Helen Lowe Metzman. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Howard Co., Maryland (5/26/2017). Collected and processed by Helen Lowe Metzman. Photo by USGS PWRC. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Carroll Co., Maryland (5/25/2020). No rights reserved. Photo by Jennifer Siegmann via iNaturalist. (MBP list)

Wild Yam in Washington Co., Maryland (5/20/2017). Photo by Jim Brighton. (MBP list)


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