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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola brittoniana var. brittoniana   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Viola (Ballard [in prep])

Viola brittoniana

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

Viola pedatifida ssp. brittoniana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-012a:

Viola brittoniana var. brittoniana   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)

Viola brittoniana

COMMON NAME:
Northern Coastal Violet, Coast Violet, Britton's Violet

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_vipe9_001_lvd

        

[var. pectinata] has somewhat triangular leaves and large sharp basal teeth, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

Bruce A. Sorrie    bas_viola_brittoniana1

June    Richmond County    NC

Leaves typically cleft into 7-11 linear segments, middle one often wider, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola brittoniana var. brittoniana   FAMILY Violaceae

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola pedatifida ssp. brittoniana

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-012a:
Viola brittoniana var. brittoniana   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viola brittoniana