OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA
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| Viola appalachiensis | Appalachian Violet, Henry's Violet |
| Viola labradorica | American Dog Violet |
| Viola rafinesquei | Johnny Jump-up, American Field Pansy, Wild Pansy |
| Viola tricolor | Johnny Jump-up, Pansy |
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| Viola labradorica | American Dog Violet |
| Viola walteri | Walter's Violet, Prostrate Blue Violet |
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| Viola rostrata | Longspur Violet |
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| Viola appalachiensis | Appalachian Violet, Henry's Violet |
| Viola labradorica | American Dog Violet |
| Viola rafinesquei | Johnny Jump-up, American Field Pansy, Wild Pansy |
| Viola rostrata | Longspur Violet |
| Viola tricolor | Johnny Jump-up, Pansy |
| Viola walteri | Walter's Violet, Prostrate Blue Violet |
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| Viola appalachiensis | Appalachian Violet, Henry's Violet |
| Viola labradorica | American Dog Violet |
| Viola rafinesquei | Johnny Jump-up, American Field Pansy, Wild Pansy |
| Viola rostrata | Longspur Violet |
| Viola tricolor | Johnny Jump-up, Pansy |
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| Viola labradorica | American Dog Violet |
| Viola walteri | Walter's Violet, Prostrate Blue Violet |
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| Viola appalachiensis | Appalachian Violet, Henry's Violet |
| Viola labradorica | American Dog Violet |
| Viola rafinesquei | Johnny Jump-up, American Field Pansy, Wild Pansy |
| Viola tricolor | Johnny Jump-up, Pansy |
| Viola walteri | Walter's Violet, Prostrate Blue Violet |
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| Viola rostrata | Longspur Violet |
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| Viola tricolor | Johnny Jump-up, Pansy |
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This database doesn't include any Violets that meet those criteria.
This database doesn't include any Violets that meet those criteria.
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| Viola tricolor | Johnny Jump-up, Pansy |
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| Viola tricolor | Johnny Jump-up, Pansy |
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| Viola tricolor | Johnny Jump-up, Pansy |
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| Viola canadensis | Canada Violet, Tall White Violet |
| Viola rafinesquei | Johnny Jump-up, American Field Pansy, Wild Pansy |
| Viola striata | Pale Violet, Creamy Violet, Striped Cream Violet |
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| Viola arvensis | European Field Pansy |
| Viola striata | Pale Violet, Creamy Violet, Striped Cream Violet |
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| Viola arvensis | European Field Pansy |
| Viola canadensis | Canada Violet, Tall White Violet |
| Viola rafinesquei | Johnny Jump-up, American Field Pansy, Wild Pansy |
| Viola striata | Pale Violet, Creamy Violet, Striped Cream Violet |
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| Viola canadensis | Canada Violet, Tall White Violet |
| Viola rafinesquei | Johnny Jump-up, American Field Pansy, Wild Pansy |
| Viola striata | Pale Violet, Creamy Violet, Striped Cream Violet |
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| Viola arvensis | European Field Pansy |
| Viola striata | Pale Violet, Creamy Violet, Striped Cream Violet |
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| Viola arvensis | European Field Pansy |
| Viola canadensis | Canada Violet, Tall White Violet |
| Viola rafinesquei | Johnny Jump-up, American Field Pansy, Wild Pansy |
| Viola striata | Pale Violet, Creamy Violet, Striped Cream Violet |
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| Viola eriocarpa | Smooth Yellow Forest Violet, Smooth Yellow Violet |
| Viola hastata | Halberdleaf Violet, Halberdleaf Yellow Violet, Spearleaf Violet, Silverleaf Violet |
| Viola tripartita | Threepart Violet, Three-parted Yellow Violet |
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| Viola glaberrima | Northern Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola pubescens | Downy Yellow Violet, Hairy Yellow Forest Violet |
| Viola tenuipes | Southern Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola tripartita | Threepart Violet, Three-parted Yellow Violet |
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| Viola eriocarpa | Smooth Yellow Forest Violet, Smooth Yellow Violet |
| Viola glaberrima | Northern Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola hastata | Halberdleaf Violet, Halberdleaf Yellow Violet, Spearleaf Violet, Silverleaf Violet |
| Viola pubescens | Downy Yellow Violet, Hairy Yellow Forest Violet |
| Viola tenuipes | Southern Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola tripartita | Threepart Violet, Three-parted Yellow Violet |
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| Viola eriocarpa | Smooth Yellow Forest Violet, Smooth Yellow Violet |
| Viola hastata | Halberdleaf Violet, Halberdleaf Yellow Violet, Spearleaf Violet, Silverleaf Violet |
| Viola tripartita | Threepart Violet, Three-parted Yellow Violet |
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| Viola glaberrima | Northern Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola pubescens | Downy Yellow Violet, Hairy Yellow Forest Violet |
| Viola tenuipes | Southern Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola tripartita | Threepart Violet, Three-parted Yellow Violet |
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| Viola eriocarpa | Smooth Yellow Forest Violet, Smooth Yellow Violet |
| Viola glaberrima | Northern Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola hastata | Halberdleaf Violet, Halberdleaf Yellow Violet, Spearleaf Violet, Silverleaf Violet |
| Viola pubescens | Downy Yellow Violet, Hairy Yellow Forest Violet |
| Viola tenuipes | Southern Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola tripartita | Threepart Violet, Three-parted Yellow Violet |
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| Viola affinis | LeConte's Violet, Sand Violet, Thinleaf Violet, Missouri Violet |
| Viola brittoniana | Northern Coastal Violet, Coast Violet, Britton's Violet |
| Viola cucullata | Blue Marsh Violet, Bog Violet |
| Viola domestica | Yard Violet |
| Viola edulis | Atlantic Coast Salad Violet |
| Viola egglestonii | Eggleston's Violet, Nashville Violet, Cedar Glade Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. 1 ["phasmatifolia" variant] | Insect-leaf Violet, Walkingstick Insect Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. 2 ["deltate" variant] | Deltate Violet? |
| Viola emarginata var. 5 ["xiphophylla" variant] | Sword-leaved Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. emarginata | Triangle-leaved Violet |
| Viola inconspicua | Asian Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola monacanora | Monacan Violet, Blue Ridge Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola palmata var. triloba | Northern Three-lobed Violet |
| Viola sagittata | Arrowleaf Violet, Arrowhead Violet |
| Viola septemloba | Southern Coastal Violet, Cleft-leaved Violet |
| Viola septentrionalis | Northern Wood Violet, Northern Blue Violet |
| Viola sororia var. sororia | Dooryard Violet, Confederate Violet, Common Blue Violet |
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| Viola hirsutula | Southern Woodland Violet, Silvery Purple-leaf Violet, Southern Wood Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola palmata var. palmata | Wood Violet, Southern Three-lobed Violet |
| Viola palmata var. triloba | Northern Three-lobed Violet |
| Viola septentrionalis | Northern Wood Violet, Northern Blue Violet |
| Viola subsinuata var. subsinuata | Wavyleaf Violet |
| Viola villosa | Southern Woolly Violet, Carolina Violet |
| Viola walteri | Walter's Violet, Prostrate Blue Violet |
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| Viola pedata var. flabellata | Sandhills Birdsfoot Violet |
| Viola pedata var. pedata | Common Birdsfoot Violet |
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| Viola affinis | LeConte's Violet, Sand Violet, Thinleaf Violet, Missouri Violet |
| Viola brittoniana | Northern Coastal Violet, Coast Violet, Britton's Violet |
| Viola cucullata | Blue Marsh Violet, Bog Violet |
| Viola domestica | Yard Violet |
| Viola edulis | Atlantic Coast Salad Violet |
| Viola egglestonii | Eggleston's Violet, Nashville Violet, Cedar Glade Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. 1 ["phasmatifolia" variant] | Insect-leaf Violet, Walkingstick Insect Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. 2 ["deltate" variant] | Deltate Violet? |
| Viola emarginata var. 5 ["xiphophylla" variant] | Sword-leaved Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. emarginata | Triangle-leaved Violet |
| Viola fimbriatula | Ovate-leaf Violet, Northern Downy Violet, Sand Violet |
| Viola hirsutula | Southern Woodland Violet, Silvery Purple-leaf Violet, Southern Wood Violet |
| Viola inconspicua | Asian Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola monacanora | Monacan Violet, Blue Ridge Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola palmata var. palmata | Wood Violet, Southern Three-lobed Violet |
| Viola palmata var. triloba | Northern Three-lobed Violet |
| Viola pedata var. flabellata | Sandhills Birdsfoot Violet |
| Viola pedata var. pedata | Common Birdsfoot Violet |
| Viola sagittata | Arrowleaf Violet, Arrowhead Violet |
| Viola septemloba | Southern Coastal Violet, Cleft-leaved Violet |
| Viola septentrionalis | Northern Wood Violet, Northern Blue Violet |
| Viola sororia var. sororia | Dooryard Violet, Confederate Violet, Common Blue Violet |
| Viola subsinuata var. subsinuata | Wavyleaf Violet |
| Viola villosa | Southern Woolly Violet, Carolina Violet |
| Viola walteri | Walter's Violet, Prostrate Blue Violet |
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| Viola affinis | LeConte's Violet, Sand Violet, Thinleaf Violet, Missouri Violet |
| Viola brittoniana | Northern Coastal Violet, Coast Violet, Britton's Violet |
| Viola cucullata | Blue Marsh Violet, Bog Violet |
| Viola domestica | Yard Violet |
| Viola edulis | Atlantic Coast Salad Violet |
| Viola egglestonii | Eggleston's Violet, Nashville Violet, Cedar Glade Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. 1 ["phasmatifolia" variant] | Insect-leaf Violet, Walkingstick Insect Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. 2 ["deltate" variant] | Deltate Violet? |
| Viola emarginata var. 5 ["xiphophylla" variant] | Sword-leaved Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. emarginata | Triangle-leaved Violet |
| Viola inconspicua | Asian Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola monacanora | Monacan Violet, Blue Ridge Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola palmata var. triloba | Northern Three-lobed Violet |
| Viola pedata var. flabellata | Sandhills Birdsfoot Violet |
| Viola pedata var. pedata | Common Birdsfoot Violet |
| Viola sagittata | Arrowleaf Violet, Arrowhead Violet |
| Viola septemloba | Southern Coastal Violet, Cleft-leaved Violet |
| Viola septentrionalis | Northern Wood Violet, Northern Blue Violet |
| Viola sororia var. sororia | Dooryard Violet, Confederate Violet, Common Blue Violet |
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| Viola hirsutula | Southern Woodland Violet, Silvery Purple-leaf Violet, Southern Wood Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola palmata var. palmata | Wood Violet, Southern Three-lobed Violet |
| Viola palmata var. triloba | Northern Three-lobed Violet |
| Viola septentrionalis | Northern Wood Violet, Northern Blue Violet |
| Viola subsinuata var. subsinuata | Wavyleaf Violet |
| Viola villosa | Southern Woolly Violet, Carolina Violet |
| Viola walteri | Walter's Violet, Prostrate Blue Violet |
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| Viola affinis | LeConte's Violet, Sand Violet, Thinleaf Violet, Missouri Violet |
| Viola brittoniana | Northern Coastal Violet, Coast Violet, Britton's Violet |
| Viola cucullata | Blue Marsh Violet, Bog Violet |
| Viola domestica | Yard Violet |
| Viola edulis | Atlantic Coast Salad Violet |
| Viola egglestonii | Eggleston's Violet, Nashville Violet, Cedar Glade Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. 1 ["phasmatifolia" variant] | Insect-leaf Violet, Walkingstick Insect Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. 2 ["deltate" variant] | Deltate Violet? |
| Viola emarginata var. 5 ["xiphophylla" variant] | Sword-leaved Violet |
| Viola emarginata var. emarginata | Triangle-leaved Violet |
| Viola fimbriatula | Ovate-leaf Violet, Northern Downy Violet, Sand Violet |
| Viola hirsutula | Southern Woodland Violet, Silvery Purple-leaf Violet, Southern Wood Violet |
| Viola inconspicua | Asian Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola monacanora | Monacan Violet, Blue Ridge Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola palmata var. palmata | Wood Violet, Southern Three-lobed Violet |
| Viola palmata var. triloba | Northern Three-lobed Violet |
| Viola sagittata | Arrowleaf Violet, Arrowhead Violet |
| Viola septemloba | Southern Coastal Violet, Cleft-leaved Violet |
| Viola septentrionalis | Northern Wood Violet, Northern Blue Violet |
| Viola sororia var. sororia | Dooryard Violet, Confederate Violet, Common Blue Violet |
| Viola subsinuata var. subsinuata | Wavyleaf Violet |
| Viola villosa | Southern Woolly Violet, Carolina Violet |
| Viola walteri | Walter's Violet, Prostrate Blue Violet |
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| Viola pedata var. flabellata | Sandhills Birdsfoot Violet |
| Viola pedata var. pedata | Common Birdsfoot Violet |
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| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
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| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
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| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
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| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
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| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
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| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
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| Viola domestica | Yard Violet |
| Viola inconspicua | Asian Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola primulifolia | Primrose-leaf Violet |
| Viola sororia var. sororia | Dooryard Violet, Confederate Violet, Common Blue Violet |
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| Viola incognita | Disguised White Violet, Largeleaf White Violet, Common Sweet White Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola primulifolia | Primrose-leaf Violet |
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| Viola blanda | Sweet White Violet |
| Viola lanceolata | Lanceleaf Violet, Narrow-leaved Violet, White Bog Violet, Northern Water Violet |
| Viola minuscula | Wild White Violet, White Marsh Violet |
| Viola primulifolia | Primrose-leaf Violet |
| Viola vittata | Strapleaf Violet, White Bog Violet, Southern Water Violet |
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| Viola blanda | Sweet White Violet |
| Viola primulifolia | Primrose-leaf Violet |
| Viola vittata | Strapleaf Violet, White Bog Violet, Southern Water Violet |
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| Viola blanda | Sweet White Violet |
| Viola domestica | Yard Violet |
| Viola incognita | Disguised White Violet, Largeleaf White Violet, Common Sweet White Violet |
| Viola inconspicua | Asian Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola lanceolata | Lanceleaf Violet, Narrow-leaved Violet, White Bog Violet, Northern Water Violet |
| Viola minuscula | Wild White Violet, White Marsh Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola primulifolia | Primrose-leaf Violet |
| Viola sororia var. sororia | Dooryard Violet, Confederate Violet, Common Blue Violet |
| Viola vittata | Strapleaf Violet, White Bog Violet, Southern Water Violet |
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| Viola blanda | Sweet White Violet |
| Viola domestica | Yard Violet |
| Viola inconspicua | Asian Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola lanceolata | Lanceleaf Violet, Narrow-leaved Violet, White Bog Violet, Northern Water Violet |
| Viola minuscula | Wild White Violet, White Marsh Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola primulifolia | Primrose-leaf Violet |
| Viola sororia var. sororia | Dooryard Violet, Confederate Violet, Common Blue Violet |
| Viola vittata | Strapleaf Violet, White Bog Violet, Southern Water Violet |
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| Viola blanda | Sweet White Violet |
| Viola incognita | Disguised White Violet, Largeleaf White Violet, Common Sweet White Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola primulifolia | Primrose-leaf Violet |
| Viola vittata | Strapleaf Violet, White Bog Violet, Southern Water Violet |
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| Viola domestica | Yard Violet |
| Viola incognita | Disguised White Violet, Largeleaf White Violet, Common Sweet White Violet |
| Viola inconspicua | Asian Wedgeleaf Violet |
| Viola odorata | English Violet, Sweet Violet |
| Viola primulifolia | Primrose-leaf Violet |
| Viola sororia var. sororia | Dooryard Violet, Confederate Violet, Common Blue Violet |
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| Viola blanda | Sweet White Violet |
| Viola lanceolata | Lanceleaf Violet, Narrow-leaved Violet, White Bog Violet, Northern Water Violet |
| Viola minuscula | Wild White Violet, White Marsh Violet |
| Viola primulifolia | Primrose-leaf Violet |
| Viola vittata | Strapleaf Violet, White Bog Violet, Southern Water Violet |
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| Viola rotundifolia | Roundleaf Yellow Violet, Early Yellow Violet |
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| Viola rotundifolia | Roundleaf Yellow Violet, Early Yellow Violet |
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| Viola rotundifolia | Roundleaf Yellow Violet, Early Yellow Violet |
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| Viola rotundifolia | Roundleaf Yellow Violet, Early Yellow Violet |
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This key was inspired by Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998), and built on that, the Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles & Bell, 1968), Weakley's Flora (Weakley, drafts 2010+), and “Violaceae of the Southeastern US,” Castanea (McKinney & Russell, 2002) — who sometimes appear to disagree....