Chinese yam
Dioscorea polystachya Turcz.
Resources
- A Field Guide for the Identification of Invasive Plants in Southern Forests - USDA Forest Service
- Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council Invasive Plant Manual - SE-EPPC
- Element Stewardship Abstract - The Nature Conservancy
- Weed of the Week - USDA Forest Service
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas - National Park Service
Representative Images(View more at Forestry Images)
 1237053 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Feature(s) Jack Ranney |
 1344084 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Plant(s) Great Smoky Mountains National Park Resource Management |
 2120014 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Infestation Chris Evans |
 2120017 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Infestation Chris Evans |
 2120019 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Infestation Chris Evans |
 2120020 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Foliage Chris Evans |
 2307129 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Foliage James H. Miller |
 5078091 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Plant(s) Troy Evans |
 5307033 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Seed(s) Steve Hurst |
 5330033 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Fruit(s) Chris Evans |
 5330037 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Foliage Chris Evans |
 5330038 Chinese yam Dioscorea polystachya Feature(s) Chris Evans |
Invasive Listing Sources
- Alabama Invasive Plant Council
- City of Ann Arbor Michigan Parks and Recreation
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 2
- Indiana Invasive Species Council - Invasive Plant List
- Invasive Plant Species of West Virginia
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Jil Swearingen, personal communication, 2009-2017
- Kentucky Exotic Pest Plant Council - Severe Threat
- Maryland Department of Agriculture's Candidates for Listing of Invasive Plants
- Maryland Department of Natural Resources Policy: Restriction on Planting Exotic Invasive Plants
- Michigan’s Invasive Species Watch List
- Missouri SRISP Species List
- National Park Service, Mid-Atlantic Exotic Plant Management Team Invasive Plant List
- New Jersey Invasive Species Strike Team 2017 Invasive Species List
- New York Regulated and Prohibited Invasive Species - Prohibited
- Non-Native Invasive Plants of Arlington County, Virginia
- Non-Native Invasive Plants of the City of Alexandria, Virginia
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- Ohio Invasive Species Council
- Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources Invasive Plants
- Plant Invaders of Mid-Atlantic Natural Areas
- South Carolina Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council
- Virginia Invasive Plant Species List
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
- West Virginia Invasive Species Strategic Plan and Volunteer Guidelines 2014
- West Virginia Native Plant Society, Flora West Virginia Project, and West Virginia Curatorial Database System, September 3, 1999
- Wisconsin Noxious Weeds
- Wisconsin's Invasive species rule – NR 40
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Liliopsida |
| Order: Dioscoreales |
| Family: Dioscoreaceae |
| Genus: Dioscorea |
Synonyms and Other Names
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| Dioscorea batatas L. | (Synonym) |
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| Dioscorea oppositifolia L. | (Synonym) |
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| Scientific Name Reference: | Flora of North America. http://www.efloras.org/ |
