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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola vittata
FAMILY
Violaceae
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Very similar to V. lanceolata, but with even narrower leaves -- strap-like to almost grass-like. Read more at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola lanceolata ssp. vittata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola vittata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola lanceolata ssp. vittata
INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Viola lanceolata
INCLUDED WITHIN Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola lanceolata ssp. vittata
INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-016?:
Viola lanceolata FAMILY Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viola lanceolata var. vittata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola vittata
COMMON NAME:
Strapleaf Violet, White Bog Violet, Southern Water Violet
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu35133
March Tyler County MD
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Alan S. Weakley asw_1312908309289908
April FL
Apalachicola National Forest
Petals white, mostly beardless, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002).
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Alan S. Weakley asw_758195082604495
April FL
Apalachicola National Forest
Leaf blades linear to linear-lanceolate, 8-15× as long as broad, tapering gradually to petiole, per Weakley's Flora (2022).
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu85882
April Aiken County SC
Silver Bluff Audubon Center & Sanctuary
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JK Marlow jkm160416_339
April Lowndes County GA
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_v_lanceolata_vittata
April
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_vlanceolatavittat
May Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Var. vittata lvs ~ long, slender, erect (vs. var. lanceolata shorter, wider, variously oriented), per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011).
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Keith Bradley kab_viola_lanceolata_5107
December Lee County FL
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola vittata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola lanceolata ssp. vittata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola vittata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola lanceolata ssp. vittata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Viola lanceolata
INCLUDED WITHIN
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola lanceolata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola lanceolata ssp. vittata
INCLUDED WITHIN
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-016?:
Viola lanceolata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Gray's Manual of Botany (Fernald, 1950)
Viola lanceolata var. vittata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola vittata
3431
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Depression ponds, Carolina bays, other wetlands lacking flowing water, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
LEAVES:
Simple
Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems)
Plants glabrous to pubescent
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
White
Bilaterally symmetrical
Petals mostly beardless
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Summer?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Atlantic Coastal Plain Wildflowers (Nelson, 2006) p164?
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p174?
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p052
- Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region (Sorrie, 2011) p301
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