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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Viola pedata var. pedata
FAMILY
Violaceae
LESS THAN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola pedata
FAMILY
Violaceae
LESS THAN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 130-02-001:
Viola pedata
FAMILY
Violaceae
GREATER THAN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Viola pedata var. lineariloba
GREATER THAN
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Viola pedata var. pedata
COMMON NAME:
Birdsfoot Violet
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vipe_001_lvd
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvpedata_point1
March
Petals beardless, or the spurred petal very short pubescent, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Harry Davis hld1654_bir_0001
April Greenville County SC
Jones Gap State Park
All the petals in one plane, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu25310b
April Pickens County SC
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu53170b
April Rabun County GA
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu53170c
April Rabun County GA
Leaves basal, long-stalked, the 3-parted lateral segments 3-5 cleft, per Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians.
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JK Marlow jkm060429_250
April Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Stamen appendages brilliant orange, conspicuous in flower center, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm060429_252
April Clay County NC
Nantahala National Forest: Tusquitee Ranger District
Some authorities call the solid color form ("concolor") var. lineariloba.
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JK Marlow jkm110417_937
April Cleburne County AL
Mount Cheaha
The "bicolor" color form: upper petals a deep red-purple.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_viola_pedata
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_v_pedata_birds_foot
April
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JK Marlow jkm0509f_27
September Greenville County SC
SC Native Plant Society Plant Sale
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Ben Geer Keys bgk1654_a
Month Unknown
Unique in that the orange tips of the stamens protrude conspicuously, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.
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Tim Spira tpsvpedata
Month Unknown