NameThatPlant.net: Viola fimbriatula

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola fimbriatula FAMILY Violaceae Go to FSUS key

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Quite similar to the closely related V. emarginata, which has leaves more triangular, often with straight sides, and blades usually only as long as wide or barely longer. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola sagittata var. ovata FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-008:

Viola fimbriatula FAMILY Violaceae

COMMON NAME:
Ovate-leaf Violet, Northern Downy Violet, Sand Violet

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola fimbriatula FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola sagittata var. ovata FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-008:
Viola fimbriatula FAMILY Violaceae

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Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Somewhat acidic, well-drained sandy and gravelly soils in glades and prairie-like openings, or on slopes of oak forests, per Weakley's Flora

Native to North Carolina

Common in NC Mountains (uncommon in Mountains of GA & SC) (uncommon in NC Piedmont) (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)

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LEAVES:
Simple

Plant heterophyllous, producing undivided leaf blades in very early spring and late autumn and leaf blades with lobes, coarse teeth or incisions during chasmogamous flowering and cleistogamous fruiting (often retaining one or more undivided blades)

Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems)
Margins crenate (lower few teeth often large & the leaf appearing lobed)
Foliage densely hirtellous,

FLOWER:
Spring
Blue-violet
Bilaterally symmetrical
Lateral petals bearded, spurred occasionally
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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