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Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Viola brittoniana
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola brittoniana var. brittoniana
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola brittoniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola pedatifida ssp. brittoniana
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-012a:
Viola brittoniana var. brittoniana
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viola brittoniana
COMMON NAME:
Northern Coastal Violet, Coast Violet, Britton's Violet
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vipe9_001_lvd
[var. pectinata] has somewhat triangular leaves and large sharp basal teeth, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_viola_brittoniana1
June Richmond County NC
Leaves typically cleft into 7-11 linear segments, middle one often wider, per Vascular Plants of North Carolina.