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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (5/21/15):
Viola septemloba
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola septemloba
FAMILY
Violaceae
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Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola septemloba ssp. septemloba
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Viola palmata var. palmata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-011:
Viola septemloba
FAMILY
Violaceae
COMMON NAME:
Southern Coastal Violet, Cleft-leaved Violet
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vise4_001_lvd
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu25359
March Charleston County SC
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu25359b
March Charleston County SC
Early leaves ovate, rotund or cordate; mature leaves deeply lobed, per Weakley's Flora.
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu25444b
March Walton County FL
Flowering stalks to about 6" tall, topped by a large 1.5" flower, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu85013
March Beaufort County SC
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_viola_septemloba_4
March
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu44287b
April Berkeley County SC
Blades and petioles mostly glabrous, unlike the similar-looking V. palmata, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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JK Marlow jkm060423_045
April Charleston County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
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JK Marlow jkm090425_093
April Pickens County SC
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu30806
May Berkeley County SC
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvseptemloba_steed
May Berkeley County SC
Francis Marion National Forest
Petals light to dark blue-violet. Lateral petals bearded, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US. Castanea (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu44764
July Charleston County SC