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Viola septentrionalis

Viola septentrionalis Greene

Northern Woodland Violet, Northern Blue Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

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USDA Symbol: VISE5

USDA Native Status: L48 (N), CAN (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 20 inches tall.

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: CT , IA , IL , MA , MD , ME , MI , MT , NC , NE , NH , NJ , NY , PA , RI , TN , VA , VT , WA , WI , WV
Canada: 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

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). 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 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 Brainerd
Reslit 2847 - HYBRIDISM IN THE GENUS VIOLA - III (1906) Ezra Brainerd

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Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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