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Weakley's
Flora (
3/8/10
):
Violaceae
Viola blanda
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS National Database:
Violaceae
Viola blanda var. blanda
LESS THAN
Vascular
Flora of the Carolinas (1968):
Violaceae
130-02-014
Viola blanda
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933):
Viola blanda
Common Name:
Sweet White Violet
Forb
Perennial
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common (uncommon in Piedmont)
Documented growing
wild in
GA
NC
SC
Look for it in moist, rich forests, per Weakley's Flora
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Leaves:
Simple
Plant acaulescent
Leaves pubescent above (at least on basal lobes) or below - or both, or glabrous
Flower:
Spring/Summer
White
Bilaterally symmetrical
Petals beardless
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
Fruit:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
To learn more about
this plant, look it up in a good book!
A Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p132
Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers p010
Newcomb's Wildflower Guide p028
Southern Appalachian Wildflowers p072
Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains p104
Wildflowers of Tennessee p073
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April
Oconee County
SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
Leaves nearly circular, cordate at the base with a narrow sinus, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Rutherford County
NC
Chimney Rock Park
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April
Greenville County
SC
Jones Gap State Park
Petioles and peduncles usually reddish-tinged, per Weakley's Flora.
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April
Greenville County
SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Basal lobes of the leaves often overlapping, per Weakley's Flora.
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Greenville County
SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
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Pickens County
SC
Jocassee Gorges
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Pickens County
SC
Jocassee Gorges
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Greenville County
SC
Jones Gap State Park
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