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Viola ×filicetorum
Viola ×filicetorum Greene (pro sp.)
Fernery Hybrid Violet
Violaceae (Violet family)
Synonym(s): Viola ×columbiana, Viola ×consona
USDA Symbol: VIFI2
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
"Plants in size and outline of leaf-blades intermediate between the parent species…" (Bibref: 1797).
Hybrid progeny of Viola affinis and V. sororia. (Webref: 27).
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Leaf: "... outline of leaf-blades intermediate between the parent species; their petioles somewhat pubescent as in V. sororia, not glabrous as always in V. affinis ..." (Bibref: 1797).
Fruit: "... seeds in some plants dark-brown as in V. sororia, in other plants buff as in V. affinis." (Bibref: 1797).
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Blue , Purple , VioletBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: DC , IN , MI , NJ , NY , OH , PA , VTBibliography
Bibref 1797 - Some Natural Violet Hybrids of North America (1924) Brainerd, EzraSearch More Titles in Bibliography
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 ×filicetorum in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Viola ×filicetorum in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Viola ×filicetorum
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-04Research By: Joseph A. Marcus