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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Viola rafinesquei
FAMILY
Violaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola bicolor
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola rafinesquii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola bicolor
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-028:
Viola rafinesquii FAMILY Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viola kitaibeliana var. rafinesquii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola rafinesquii
COMMON NAME:
Johnny Jump-up, American Field Pansy, Wild Pansy
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu80646b
March Anderson County SC
Clemson Forest
Leaves rounded with long petioles (1-3cm); stipules large, cleft and lobed, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm110319_063
March Pickens County SC
Hagood Mill
Sepals 3-6mm long, abruptly acute, shorter than the petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Roxanna Martin rlm31911_112
March Spartanburg County SC
Flowers lavender to white with purple veins and a yellow center, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses (Miller & Miller, 2005).
JK Marlow jkm080405_014
April Greenville County SC
Tall Pines Wildlife Management Area
Leaves with very large, leafy, lobed stipules at their base, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005).
Patrick D. McMillan pdmvbicolor_leefalls1
April Oconee County SC
Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Viola rafinesquei
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola bicolor
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola rafinesquii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola bicolor
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-028:
Viola rafinesquii
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viola kitaibeliana var. rafinesquii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola rafinesquii