Dioscorea communis--Italy. Tuscany. Ris. Nat. Basso Merse. 20 May 03. 112.jpg
Native to 31 botanical countries across Europe, Africa, and Temperate Asia; introduced into Ireland, New Zealand North (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.
Location
Italy, Tuscany
43.128056, 11.264167
Location Remarks
Riserva Naturale Basso Merse
Collectors
No collectors specified
Location
Georgia
42.6625, 44.619722
Location Remarks
Various points along the road-trail to Gergeti Trinity Church (also called Sameba Church), west of the village of Kazbegi.
Collectors
No collectors specified
Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Liliopsida
Order
Dioscoreales
Family
Dioscoreaceae
Genus
Dioscorea
Specific Epithet
communis
Authorship
(L.) Caddick & Wilkin
What is EDGE?
Evolutionary distinctiveness
Lower
ED 6.5
Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.
Threat status
Modelled estimate
EDGE score
0.5
Global rank
#88,562 of 335,497
Top 27%
Extinction probability
10%
