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Viola ×ravida

Viola ×ravida House

Gray Hybrid Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

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USDA Symbol: VIRA3

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Plant small, cespitose; leaves all palmatifid, the incisions becoming shorter toward the base; the blades somewhat pubescent beneath, finely ciliate and bearing minute white hairs along the veins above; capsules nearly sterile. (Reslit: 2858).

Hybrid progeny of Viola hirsutula and V. �palmata. (Webref: 27).

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: "Plant small ..." (Reslit: 2858).
Leaf: "... leaves all palmatifid, the incisions becoming shorter toward the base; the blades somewhat pubescent beneath, finely ciliate and bearing minute white hairs along the veins above;" (Reslit: 2858).
Fruit: "... capsules nearly sterile." (Reslit: 2858).

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Violet
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: DC , IN , KY , MD , NC , NJ , NY , OH , PA , TN

Bibliography

Bibref 17 - Audubon Backyard Birdwatcher: Birdfeeders and Bird Gardens (1999) Burton, R.; S. W. Kress
Bibref 951 - Muenscher's Keys to Woody Plants (2001) Cope, E. A.; W. C. L. Muenscher

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

Metadata

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

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