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Common Name:
Green Violet
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Cubelium concolor
Flowers, about 0.2" [5mm] long, hang on drooping stalks from the leaf axils, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Common Name:
Violet
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Common Name:
Birdsfoot Violet
GREATER THAN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Viola pedata var. lineariloba
GREATER THAN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Viola pedata var. pedata
Stamen appendages brilliant orange, conspicuous in flower center, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Sandhills Birdsfoot Violet
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola pedata var. ranunculifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola pedata var. flabellata
Orange stamens conspicuously exsert and beak-like, per Weakley's Flora.
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Common Name:
Blue Marsh Violet, Bog Violet
Note height of flowers above leaves and "pansy face" coloring of corolla, per Bruce Sorrie.
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Common Name:
Dooryard Violet, Confederate Violet, Common Blue Violet
GREATER THAN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Viola papilionacea var. priceana
GREATER THAN
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968)
Viola palmata var. sororia
Blue-violet flowers bearded with tufts of hairs on the lateral petals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Common Name:
Thinleaf Violet, LeConte's Violet, Missouri Violet, Sand Violet
GREATER THAN
PLANTS National Database
Viola missouriensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Viola affinis
Similar to V sororia var sororia but leaves triangular & flowers pale violet, per Wildflowers of Tennessee.
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Common Name:
Early Blue Violet, Wood Violet, Palmate-leaved Violet
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola palmata
GREATER THAN
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968)
Viola palmata var. triloba
Flowers variable: blue-violet, streaked violet and white, to solid white, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
Common Name:
Wood Violet, Wavy-leaved Violet
GREATER THAN
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola palmata var. dilatata
LESS THAN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Viola palmata var. palmata
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Common Name:
Southern Woolly Violet
The earliest flowering blue or violet-flowered species, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Southern Wood Violet, Silvery Purple-leaf Violet
Small plant / leaves lie close to the ground / flowers bright reddish-purple, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Common Name:
Ovate-leaf Violet, Downy Violet
Petals bluish violet, usually white toward the base, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Arrow-leaved Violet, Arrowhead Violet
GREATER THAN
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (1968)
Viola emarginata +
Petals light to dark blue-violet. Lateral petals bearded, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US. Castanea (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
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Common Name:
Cleft-leaved Violet
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Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola septemloba ssp. septemloba
LESS THAN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Viola palmata var. palmata
Petals light to dark blue-violet. Lateral petals bearded, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US. Castanea (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
Common Name:
Cedar Glade Violet
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola septemloba ssp. egglestonii
LESS THAN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Viola palmata var. pedatifida
Common Name:
Salad Violet
LESS THAN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Viola palmata var. palmata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola esculenta
Common Name:
northern coastal violet
LESS THAN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola pedatifida ssp. brittoniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viola brittoniana
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LESS THAN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola pedatifida ssp. brittoniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viola pectinata
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Common Name:
Wild White Violet, White Marsh Violet
LESS THAN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola macloskeyi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola pallens
Petals white, lower petal mostly veined with purple. Petals beardless, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Sweet White Violet
LESS THAN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola blanda
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola blanda
Upper petals oblong, twisted, and bent backward, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola incognita
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Common Name:
Primrose-leaf Violet
Petals white, lower petal mostly veined with purple, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Lanceleaf Violet, Narrow-leaved Violet, White Bog Violet
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola lanceolata
Petals white, lower petal mostly veined with purple, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Strapleaf Violet, White Bog Violet
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola vittata
Petals white, mostly beardless, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US. Castanea (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
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Common Name:
Round-leaf Yellow Violet, Early Yellow Violet
Petals yellow, some with purple veins. Lateral petals bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Three-parted Yellow Violet, Three-parted Violet
Petals yellow, some with purple veins. Lateral petals bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Three-parted Yellow Violet, Three-parted Violet
Petals yellow, some with purple veins. Lateral petals bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Halberd-leaf Violet, Spearleaf Violet, Halberd-leaved Yellow Violet, Silverleaf Violet
Lateral petals bearded, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US. Castanea (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
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Common Name:
Hairy Yellow Forest Violet
LESS THAN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Viola pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola pubescens
Petals yellow, some with purple veins. Lateral petals bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Smooth Yellow Forest Violet
LESS THAN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Viola pubescens
GREATER THAN
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viola pensylvanica var. leiocarpa
Petals yellow, some with purple veins. Lateral petals bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Canada Violet, Tall White Violet
LESS THAN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola canadensis
White flowers with a yellow eye and purple veins near the base of the petals, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Common Name:
Pale Violet, Creamy Violet
Petals creamy-white; lateral petals densely bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
Long-spurred Violet
Spur 1-2cm long, straight or curved. No petals are bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
American Dog-violet
Closely related to V. rostrata, but with a shorter & broader spur, per Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers.
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Common Name:
Walter's Violet, Prostrate Blue Violet
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola walteri var. walteri
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola walteri
Petals pale to dark blue-violet. Lateral petals bearded, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US. Castanea (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
Common Name:
Appalachian Violet, Henry's Violet
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola walteri var. appalachiensis
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Common Name:
Johnny-jump-up
Upper 2 petals violet or yellow with some purple; sepals shorter than petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Common Name:
European Field Pansy
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola arvensis
Middle 2 petals usually no longer than sepals, per www.plant-identification.co.uk
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Common Name:
Johnny-jump-up, Wild Pansy, Field Pansy
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola rafinesquii
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Viola rafinesquei
Flowers lavender to white with purple veins and a yellow center, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
Common Name:
Sweet Violet, English Violet
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