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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola septemloba   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Viola (Ballard [in prep])

Viola septemloba

(?) Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)

Viola septemloba ssp. septemloba

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)

Viola palmata var. palmata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-011:

Viola septemloba   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Viola septemloba

COMMON NAME:
Southern Coastal Violet, Cleft-leaved Violet

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_vise4_001_lvd

        

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu25359

March    Charleston County    SC

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu25359b

March    Charleston County    SC

Early leaves ovate, rotund or cordate; mature leaves deeply lobed, per Weakley's Flora.

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu25444b

March    Walton County    FL

Flowering stalks to about 6" tall, topped by a large 1.5" flower, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu85013

March    Beaufort County    SC

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_viola_septemloba_4

March        

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu44287b

April    Berkeley County    SC

Blades and petioles mostly glabrous, unlike the similar-looking V. palmata, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

JK Marlow    jkm060423_045

April    Charleston County    SC

Francis Marion National Forest

JK Marlow    jkm090425_093

April    Pickens County    SC

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Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu30806

May    Berkeley County    SC

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmvseptemloba_steed

May    Berkeley County    SC

Francis Marion National Forest

Petals light to dark blue-violet. Lateral petals bearded, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002).

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu44764

July    Charleston County    SC

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (10/20/20):
Viola septemloba   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola septemloba   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola septemloba

(?) Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola septemloba ssp. septemloba

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Viola palmata var. palmata

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-011:
Viola septemloba   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola septemloba