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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola septentrionalis
FAMILY
Violaceae
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A tricky species to identify, its leaves are usually wider than long, quite pubescent on the underside, often purplish beneath as well; the upper surface is usually glabrous or nearly so. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola septentrionalis
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola septentrionalis
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola sororia
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Viola sororia
INCLUDED WITHIN Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola sororia var. sororia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola septentrionalis
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Viola sororia
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-003?:
Viola palmata var. sororia FAMILY Violaceae
COMMON NAME:
Northern Wood Violet, Northern Blue Violet
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola septentrionalis
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola septentrionalis
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola septentrionalis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola sororia
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Viola sororia
INCLUDED WITHIN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola sororia var. sororia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola septentrionalis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Viola sororia
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-003?:
Viola palmata var. sororia
FAMILY
Violaceae
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