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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.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (10/20/20):
Viola vittata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola lanceolata ssp. vittata
FAMILY
Violaceae
INCLUDED WITHIN
Flora of North America
Viola lanceolata
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)
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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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu85882
April Aiken County SC
Silver Bluff Audubon Center & Sanctuary
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JK Marlow jkm160415_071
April Turner County GA
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JK Marlow jkm160415_075
April Turner County GA
Plant glabrous to pubescent (vs. var. lanceolata is glabrous), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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JK Marlow jkm160415_076
April Turner County GA
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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
Leaves of variety "vittata" are erect and relatively long and slender, per Wildflowers of the Sandhills Region.
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Bruce A. Sorrie bas_vlanceolatavittat
May Richmond County NC
North Carolina Sandhills Gamelands
Leaf blades linear or narrowly lanceolate, > 10x long as wide, per Weakley's Flora (2015).
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Keith Bradley kab_viola_lanceolata_5107
December Lee County FL
Wild Turkey Strand Preserve
Petals white, mostly beardless, per Violaceae of the Southeastern US. Castanea (McKinney & Russell, 2002).