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Dioscorea villosa
Chinaroot

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DERIVATION
Dioscorea - Named for Pedanios Dioscorides, first century Greek pharmacologist
villosa - covered with soft hairs
FAMILY Dioscoreaceae (Yam Family)  Other Plants in the Yam Family
HABIT Geophyte | Rhizomatous
GROWTH FORM Climbing
RANGE S. Ontario to Central & E. U.S.A.
SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS Native Plant Collection
COMMON NAME(S) Chinaroot

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