Connecticut Plants
Wild Yamroot
Dioscorea villosa
- Family: yam (Dioscoreaceae)
- Habitat: moist thickets
- Height: 5-15 feet
- Flower size: 1/8 inch across
- Flower color: pale yellow-green
- Flowering time: June-July
- Origin: native
Wild yamroot has separate male and female flowers. This photo shows the female flowers, which sit on top of winged green fruits.
Male flowers of wild yamroot.
Wild yamroot is a climbing vine. This one has male flowers.