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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Viola canadensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola canadensis var. canadensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola canadensis var. canadensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola canadensis
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-021a:
Viola canadensis var. canadensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED AS TO PLANTS IN OUR AREA)atpioa
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Viola canadensis var. rugulosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola canadensis
COMMON NAME:
Canada Violet, Tall White Violet
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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.
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.
JK Marlow jkm180427_1602
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Calyx glabrous/sparsely hirtellous; auricles short, not elongating in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America.
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.
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.
JK Marlow jkm090503_094
May Polk County NC
Petals white with a yellow center, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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.
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.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Viola canadensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola canadensis var. canadensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola canadensis var. canadensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola canadensis
INCLUDING
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-021a:
Viola canadensis var. canadensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
INCLUDING (MISAPPLIED AS TO PLANTS IN OUR AREA)atpioa
Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968)
Viola canadensis var. rugulosa
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola canadensis