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Viola ×subaffinis

Viola ×subaffinis House

LeConte's Hybrid Violet

Violaceae (Violet family)

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USDA Symbol: VISU

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

"Leaves and sepals noticeably less obtuse than in V. nephrophylla, even somewhat acuminate; capsules of cleistogamous flowers green speckled with brown, often with only withered ovules, rarely with over eight per cent fertilized." (Reslit: 2847). "Leaf-blade broadly ovate as in V. nephrophylla, not narrowly ovate as in V. affinis, capsules spotted with purple as in V. affinis, not green as in V. nephrophylla; seeds olive-brown as in V. nephrophylla, not buff as in V. affinis." (Bibref: 1797).

Hybrid progeny of Viola affinis and V. nephrophylla. (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: "Leaves and sepals noticeably less obtuse than in V. nephrophylla, even somewhat acuminate;" (Reslit: 2847)."Leaf-blade broadly ovate as in V. nephrophylla, not narrowly ovate as in V. affinis ..." (Bibref 1797).
Flower: " ...sepals noticeably less obtuse than in V. nephrophylla, even somewhat acuminate;" (Reslit: 2847).
Fruit: " ...capsules of cleistogamous flowers green speckled with brown, often with only withered ovules, rarely with over eight per cent fertilized." (Reslit: 2847). " ...capsules spotted with purple as in V. affinis, not green as in V. nephrophylla; seeds olive-brown as in V. nephrophylla, not buff as in V. affinis." (Bibref 1797).

Bloom Information

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

Distribution

USA: VT

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 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 27 - USDA Plants Database (2018) USDA, NRCS.

Additional resources

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

Metadata

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

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