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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Viola pedata var. pedata
FAMILY
Violaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola pedata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola pedata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola pedata var. pedata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-001:
Viola pedata
FAMILY
Violaceae
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Viola pedata var. lineariloba
INCLUDING
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Viola pedata var. pedata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933)
Viola 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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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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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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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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JK Marlow jkm210408_9319
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm210408_9320
April Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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Keith Bradley kab_viola_pedata_1472
April Polk County NC
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JK Marlow jkm210507_9977
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
Calyx glabrous, ciliate; auricles prominent, entire, not elongating in fruit, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America.
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JK Marlow jkm210507_9979
May Greenville County SC
Blackwell Heritage Preserve
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JK Marlow jkm190726_0277
July Transylvania County NC
DuPont State Forest
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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Ben Geer Keys bgk1654_a
Month Unknown
Unique in that the orange tips of the stamens protrude conspicuously, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains.