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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Viola blanda
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola blanda var. blanda
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola blanda var. blanda
INCLUDED WITHIN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola blanda
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-014:
Viola blanda
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola blanda
COMMON NAME:
Sweet White Violet
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JK Marlow jkm0404r_36
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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JK Marlow jkm0404y_09
April Rutherford County NC
Chimney Rock Park
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JK Marlow jkm0504h_27
April Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
Petioles and peduncles usually reddish-tinged, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm090412_190
April Greenville County SC
Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve
Basal lobes of the leaves often overlapping, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm100422_001
April Pickens County SC
Jocassee Gorges
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JK Marlow jkm140412_941
April Transylvania County NC
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JK Marlow jkm140417_128
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
The most common white Violet in the southern mountains, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm140417_128b
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Upper petals oblong, twisted, and bent backward, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm160421_308
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow jkm170414_611
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Keith Bradley kab_viola_blanda_03075
April Greenville County SC
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Keith Bradley kab_viola_blanda_1188
April Oconee County SC
Oconee Station/Station Cove
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Keith Bradley kab_viola_blanda_1683
April Haywood County NC
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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JK Marlow s050414_a
April Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvblanda_pw1
May
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_viola_blanda
May
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu25933b
June Oconee County SC
Leaves nearly circular. Apex sharp-pointed. Base cordate with narrow sinus, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.