Determined according to the botanical key provided in Flora Europaea (Tutin et. al, 1980) as Tamus communis L., Sp. Pl. 1028 (1753). The accepted name in The Euro+Med PlantBase (source: Raab-Straube, 2020+) is Dioscorea communis (L.) Caddick & Wilkin in Taxon 51: 112. 2002.
Distribution: Native to Macaronesia, from West Europe to Southeast Europe, the Mediterranean and Iran according to the distribution information provided by the Plants of the World Online portal (Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew).
Lifeform: Perennial; Climbing geophyte according to the Raunkiær system. Dioecious with separate male and female plants.
Habitat: Edges of forests and woods.
Flowering period: Late spring to early summer: MAY, JUN.
Dioscorea communis – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – habit. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – male inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – male inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – male inflorescence. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – male flowers. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – male flowers. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – male flower. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – leaves. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – adaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – abaxial side of leaf. Osogovo, “Shtalkovichka” River near village of Shtalkovica, 21.05.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – habit. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – female plant with fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.Dioscorea communis – leaf. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 26.06.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dioscorea communis – ripe fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dioscorea communis – ripe fruits. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski. Dioscorea communis – leaf senescence. Osogovo, mountain ridge between the gorges of “Golema” River and “Orizarska” River, near village of Krushka, 08.08.2022. Photo by Trajche Dimitrovski.
Osogovo nature 