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Viola septentrionalis
Viola septentrionalis Greene
Northern Woodland Violet, Northern Blue Violet
Violaceae (Violet family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: VISE5
USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.
Distribution
USA: CT , IA , IL , MA , MD , ME , MI , MT , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , PA , RI , TN , VA , VT , WA , WI , WVCanada: BC , NB , NL , NS , ON , PE , QC , SK
National Wetland Indicator Status
Region: | AGCP | AK | AW | CB | EMP | GP | HI | MW | NCNE | WMVE |
Status: | FACU | FACU | FACU | FACU | FACU | FACU |
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.
Research Literature
Reslit 2845 - HYBRIDISM IN THE GENUS VIOLA (1904) Ezra BrainerdReslit 2847 - HYBRIDISM IN THE GENUS VIOLA - III (1906) Ezra Brainerd
This information was provided by the Florida WIldflower Foundation.
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Additional resources
USDA: Find Viola septentrionalis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Viola septentrionalis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Viola septentrionalis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-04Research By: Joseph A. Marcus