Dioscorea batatas

Native Range

Native Continent

Asia-Temperate

Asia-Temperate

Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Gansu Sheng (east), Guangdong Sheng (north), Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Henan Sheng, Hokkaidô, Honshu, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Japan, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Jilin Sheng, Korea, Kyushu, Liaoning Sheng, Shaanxi Sheng (south), Shandong Sheng, Shikoku, Sichuan Sheng, Taiwan, Yunnan Sheng (north), Zhejiang Sheng,China

Natural Habitat

Found in an apparently wild situation in valleys and on the slopes of hills in China. Prefers sunny slopes in the wild.