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Viola maviensis

Viola maviensis H. Mann

Hawaii Bog Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

Synonym(s): Viola maviensis var. kohalana

USDA Symbol: VIMA6

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 32 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue , Violet
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Dark violet to pale blue, rarely nearly white.

Distribution

USA: HI

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:							FACW

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Bibliography

Bibref 1790 - Hawaiian Plant Life - Vegetation and Flora (2014) Gustafson, Robert J.; Derral R. Herbst; Philip W. ...
Bibref 1798 - Manual of the Flowering Plants of Hawaii, Revised Edition (1999) Wagner, W.L.; Herbst, D.R.; Sohmer, S.H.

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Web Reference

Webref 6 - Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database] (2018) USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
Webref 27 - USDA Plants Database (2018) USDA, NRCS.

Research Literature

Reslit 2903 - THE HAWAIIAN VIOLACEAE (1918) Vaughan MacCaughey

This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources

USDA: Find Viola maviensis in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Viola maviensis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Viola maviensis

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-03
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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