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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Viola tricolor
FAMILY
Violaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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Vola are among the few flowers that actually taste good, according to The Culinary Violet
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Read more about Viola at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola tricolor
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola tricolor
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-026:
Viola tricolor
FAMILY
Violaceae
COMMON NAME:
Johnny Jump-up, Pansy
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vitr_001_lvd
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu36648
April Pickens County SC
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu36648b
April Pickens County SC
Leaves with large crenate teeth, stipules large & foliaceous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu36648c
April Pickens County SC
Upper 2 petals violet or yellow with some purple; sepals shorter than petals, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Viola tricolor
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola tricolor
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola tricolor
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-026:
Viola tricolor
FAMILY
Violaceae
1663
Forb
Winter annual
Non-native: Europe
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Uncommon
Look for it in lawns, garden borders, railroad rights-of-way. Commonly cultivated, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
LEAVES:
Simple
Plant caulescent (with an obvious, leafy, above-ground stem). Leaves alternate
Stipules foliaceous, deeply & narrowly lobed
Leaves glabrous
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Dark blue-violet & yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
Lateral petals bearded
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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