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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola arvensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
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Read more about European Field Pansy at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola arvensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)
Viola arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Viola arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-027:
Viola arvensis FAMILY Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola arvensis
COMMON NAME:
European Field Pansy
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_viar_001_lvd
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Frank Breazeale fwb020112_001
February Anderson County SC
Middle 2 petals usually no longer than sepals, per www.plant-identification.co.uk
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu11631b
March Anderson County SC
Simpson Agricultural Experiment Station
Similar to V. rafinesquii, but the stems are more robust, per Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm140308_083b
March Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Sepals oblong-lanceolate, apex acute; basal auricles irregularly toothed, per Flora of China.
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JK Marlow jkm140308_089
March Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm150327_946
March Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm150327_948
March Greenville County SC
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu25396
April Stanly County NC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvarvensis_xs2
April
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola arvensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola arvensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)
Viola arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Viola arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola arvensis
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-027:
Viola arvensis
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola arvensis
1641
Forb
Winter annual
Habitat: Roadsides, fields, other disturbed habitats, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Europe
Common (uncommon in Mountains, rare in GA)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Plant caulescent (with an obvious, leafy, above-ground stem). Leaves alternate
Margins crenate-serrate
Stipules foliaceous, deeply lobed
Leaves pubescent, at least on the veins beneath
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Cream
(with a yellow center, often with purple veins or tips)
Bilaterally symmetrical
Lateral petals bearded
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p531
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p076
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p051
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p347
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p078
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p101
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p102
- Weeds of Southern Turfgrasses (Murphy et al., 1992) p197
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