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Viola ×brauniae

Viola ×brauniae Grover ex Cooperr.

Braun's Hybrid Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

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USDA Symbol: VIBR3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

Hybrid perennial. "Outline of leaf-blade broadly ovate-cordate, acuminate; stipules slightly fimbriate as in V. rostrata; like V. striata in its thick, short, blunt, spur and bearded lateral petals." (Bibref: 1797).

Hybrid progeny of Viola rostrata and V. striata. Named in honor of E. Lucy Braun, who first collected the species in 1917 near Cincinnati, OH.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Leaf Shape: Cordate
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Flower: Flowers similar to Viola rostrata, but bearded and with spurs about 1/2 as long.
Fruit: Capsules formed from cleistogamous flowers produce infertile seeds.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue , Purple
Bloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Bloom Notes: Petals pale blue and white to lavender. Lower petals with dark purple veins proximally.

Distribution

USA: IN , KY , MI , NC , NY , OH , PA , TN , VA , WV
Canada: ON

Bibliography

Bibref 1797 - Some Natural Violet Hybrids of North America (1924) Brainerd, Ezra

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Web Reference

Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
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 2875 - VIOLA x BRAUNIAE (VIOLA ROSTRATA x V. STRIATA) (1986) Tom S. Cooperrider

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

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

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-01-04
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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