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Viola brittoniana var. brittoniana

Viola brittoniana Pollard var. brittoniana

Northern Coastal Violet, Coast Violet, Coastal Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

Synonym(s): Viola pedatifida ssp. brittoniana

USDA Symbol: VIBRB

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.

Distribution

USA: CT , DE , MA , MD , ME , NC , NJ , NY , PA , SC , VA

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 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 27 - USDA Plants Database (2018) USDA, NRCS.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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