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Viola ×greenmanii

Viola ×greenmanii House

Northern Bog Hybrid Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: VIGR4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Hybrid progeny of Viola cucullata and V. triloba. (Webref: 27).

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 14 inches tall.
Leaf: "Leaves pubescent on petioles, and under surface of blade as in V. triloba, some cordate-ovate, others three-lobed with broad middle segment; offspring of hybrid reverting variously to the characters of the parents, some plants bearing only broad uncut leaves, other plants bearing only three-parted leaves, still others intermediate..." (Bibref: 1797).

Distribution

USA: CT , MA , NY , PA

National Wetland Indicator Status

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

This information is derived from: U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. (2023). 2022 National Wetland Plant List, version 3.6. U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center, Vicksburg, MS. https://wetland-plants.usace.army.mil/. Click here for map of regions.

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.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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