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Viola kauaensis var. wahiawaensis

Viola kauaensis A. Gray var. wahiawaensis Forbes

Pohe Hiwa

Violaceae (Violet family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: VIKAW

USDA Native Status: HI (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Stems ascending to decumbent, up to about 20 inches long.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Blue , Purple
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec
Bloom Notes: Lower surface of petals pale purple or blue to white.

Distribution

USA: HI

U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status

USFWS Species Profile: Q23U
Status: Endangered
Historic Range: U.S.A. (HI)
Critical Habitat: 17.96(a)
Special Rules: N/A
This information is derived from the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Serrvice Environmental Conservation Online System.

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

Metadata

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

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