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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola odorata
FAMILY
Violaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola odorata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Viola odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola odorata
COMMON NAME:
English Violet, Sweet Violet
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_viod_001_lvd
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu32723b
April Wicomico County MD
Leaves basal (and from stolons), 5-10, ascending to erect; petiole 2-17cm, per Flora of North America.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola odorata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola odorata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Viola odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola odorata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola odorata
3418
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Gardens, lawns, disturbed places, persistent or weakly spreading from horticultural use, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Waif(s)
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LEAVES:
Semi-evergreen
Simple
Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems)
Leaves pubescent, some nearly glabrous
RHIZOMES? STOLONS?
Stoloniferous
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring
Blue/White/or variegated blue & white
Bilaterally symmetrical
Lateral petals bearded
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring
Capsule
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