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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Viola canadensis var. canadensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola canadensis var. canadensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola canadensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-021a:
Viola canadensis var. canadensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
COMMON NAME:
Canada Violet, Tall White Violet
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_viola_canadensis_3
March
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu57185
April Graham County NC
Has leafy stems & leaves that are heart-shaped with long-pointed apices, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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JK Marlow jkm0504l_23
April Henderson County NC
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JK Marlow jkm080420_147
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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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JK Marlow jkm180414_305
April Polk County NC
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JK Marlow jkm200409_3602
April Greenville County SC
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Keith Bradley kab_viola_canadensis_0887
April Polk County NC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_v_canadensis_violet
April
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Steve Marlow snm090405_026
April Walker County GA
The Pocket on Pigeon Mountain
The tallest violet in southern mountains, this bears flowers in leaf axils, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Tim Spira tpsvcanadensis
April
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JK Marlow jkm0405g_03
May Haywood County NC
Corneille Bryan Native Garden
Backs of the petals are usually tinged with violet, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide.
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JK Marlow jkm090503_092
May Polk County NC
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JK Marlow jkm090503_094
May Polk County NC
Petals white with a yellow center, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm150508_934
May Union County GA
Sosebee Cove
Fruit an ellipsoid to globose capsule, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm150508_934b
May Union County GA
Sosebee Cove
Peduncles shorter (rarely longer) than the leaves. Sepals 4-10mm long, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm160503_157
May Haywood County NC
Blue Ridge Parkway
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Keith Bradley kab_viola_canadensis_7997
May NC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_viola_canadensis_5
May
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu44826
June Greenville County SC
Table Rock Reservoir watershed