NameThatPlant.net: Viola pedata var. flabellata

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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola pedata var. flabellata FAMILY Violaceae Go to FSUS key

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INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola pedata FAMILY Violaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-001?:

Viola pedata FAMILY Violaceae

COMMON NAME:
Sandhills Birdsfoot Violet

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola pedata var. flabellata FAMILY Violaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola pedata FAMILY Violaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-001?:
Viola pedata FAMILY Violaceae

3433

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Dry to xeric longleaf pine sandhills, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Uncommon in Carolinas, rare in GA

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems)
Leaves glabrous

FLOWER:
Spring
Blue-violet
Bilaterally symmetrical
Petals beardless
5 sepals
5 petals
5 exserted stamens

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

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