Question: are yams in the squash family?
Answer: Simply said, pumpkins are part of the squash family, which has over 700 species. ... If you see another orangey vegetable staring at you it may not be a squash, but rather a yam. Just like sweet potato, turnips, carrots, taro, ginger and shallots, they are all related and are in the root/tuber/bulb vegetable category.