Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
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If you see a violet with all leaves divided, but no undivided ones, it should be this species. However... (to read more, visit Vascular Plants of North Carolina).
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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Viola subsinuata var. subsinuata
FAMILY
Violaceae
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PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola triloba var. dilatata
FAMILY
Violaceae
INCLUDING
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola palmata var. dilatata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola subsinuata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola subsinuata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Viola palmata var. palmata
COMMON NAME:
Early Blue Violet, Wavyleaf Violet, Wood Violet
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu10122
April Elbert County GA
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu40815
May Pickens County SC
All leaf blades deeply divided (early ones NOT ovate, rotund, or cordate), per Weakley's Flora.
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu51879
May Greenville County SC
Table Rock Reservoir watershed
Many leaves have 9+ lobes, though the middle is almost always the widest, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.