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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola domestica
FAMILY
Violaceae
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Possibly very rare, as this might be a hybrid, or at least of hybrid origin. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)
Viola domestica
COMMON NAME:
Yard Violet
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola domestica
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)
Viola domestica
4768
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Suburban yards, per Weakley's Flora
Native to North Carolina (the distribution very poorly known because of past inclusion of this taxon in others)
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems)
Margins prominently incurved-serrate
Leaf blade glabrous or essentially so, or with scattered pubescence
FLOWER:
Bluish/Violet/White
Bilaterally symmetrical
Lateral petals bearded
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Capsule
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