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Viola ×modesta

Viola ×modesta House

Modest Hybrid Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

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USDA Symbol: VIMO3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

"Plant taller and more slender than V. primnulifolia, and in general appearance intermediate between this and V. lanceolata. Leaf- blades ovate to lanceolate, acute or obtuse, decurrent on the petiole, margin crenate with low teeth, the points of which are incurved. Early flowers on long slender peduncles equal to or longer than the petioles; capsules green, about 8 mm. long; seeds brown." (Reslit: 2852).

Hybrid progeny of Viola lanceolata and V. �primulifolia. (Webref: 27).

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Leaf: "Leaf- blades ovate to lanceolate, acute or obtuse, decurrent on the petiole, margin crenate with low teeth, the points of which are incurved." (Reslit: 2852).
Flower: "Early flowers on long slender peduncles equal to or longer than the petioles;" (Reslit: 2852).
Fruit: "... capsules green, about 8 mm. long; seeds brown." (Reslit: 2852).

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Purple
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May
Bloom Notes: White with purple veins.

Distribution

USA: AR , KY , MA , ME , NC , NY

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

Metadata

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

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