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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola tricolor   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)

Viola tricolor

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Viola tricolor

INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)

Viola tricolor var. tricolor

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

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

        

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu36648

April    Pickens County    SC

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu36648b

April    Pickens County    SC

Leaves with large crenate teeth, stipules large & foliaceous, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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 (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola tricolor   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)
Viola tricolor

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola tricolor

INCLUDING Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Viola tricolor var. tricolor

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola tricolor

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-026:
Viola tricolor   FAMILY Violaceae