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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola lanceolata
FAMILY
Violaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola lanceolata ssp. lanceolata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)
Viola lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola lanceolata ssp. lanceolata
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Viola lanceolata
INCLUDED WITHIN Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola lanceolata ssp. lanceolata
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-016:
Viola lanceolata FAMILY Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viola lanceolata var. lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola lanceolata
COMMON NAME:
Lanceleaf Violet, Narrow-leaved Violet, White Bog Violet, Northern Water Violet
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvlanceolata_fb1
April
Petals white, lower petal mostly veined with purple, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
Patrick D. McMillan pdmvlanceolata_halfway1
May Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Leaf blades lanceolate, 3-8x long as wide; plant glabrous, per Weakley's Flora (2018).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola lanceolata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola lanceolata ssp. lanceolata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)
Viola lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola lanceolata ssp. lanceolata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Viola lanceolata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola lanceolata ssp. lanceolata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-016:
Viola lanceolata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viola lanceolata var. lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola lanceolata
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