Viola canadensis var. canadensis

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Endemic
Synonyms: Viola canadensis var. pubens Farwell V. canadensis var. rydbergii (Greene) House V. canadensis var. scariosa Porter V. geminiflora Greene V. muriculata V. neomexicana V. rydbergii
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 126.

Plants solitary, 11–46 cm. Rhizomes not branched. Stems 1–2 (–4). Leaves: basal: petiole 1.2–20 cm; blade ovate to ovate-reniform, 1.4–8 × 2.4–9.2 cm, base cordate, margins crenate; cauline: stipules oblong, ovate, or lanceolate, margins usually entire, apex acute, long-acuminate to cuspidate, or ± truncate; petiole 0.1–6.1 (–15.2) cm; blade ovate to deltate, 2–7.1 × 0.9–6.2 cm, base cordate or truncate, margins crenate to crenulate, ciliate or eciliate. Peduncles 1–2.6 (–6.1) cm, sometimes glabrous below bracteoles. Flowers: lowest petal 8–15 mm. Capsules 4–8.5 mm, sometimes minutely muricate. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Apr–Oct.
Habitat: Riparian, coniferous or aspen forests, deciduous and mixed forests, cove hardwoods, northern hardwood forests, moist, shaded slopes, sandy, rich, or rocky soil, talus slopes, road cuts
Elevation: 50–3600 m

Distribution

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N.B., N.W.T., N.S., Ont., Que., Ala., Ariz., Ark., Colo., Conn., Ga., Idaho, Ill., Ind., Ky., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Utah, Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

H. J. Scoggan (1978–1979) stated that reports of var. canadensis from Newfoundland require confirmation.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thick" is not a number. "narrow" is not a number.

truncate +  and cuspidate +
long-acuminate;acute +
not +  and prominent +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.13 cm1.3 mm <br />0.0013 m <br />) +
R. John Little +  and Landon E. McKinney† +
truncate +  and cordate +
overlapping +
11.1 cm111 mm <br />0.111 m <br /> (12.3 cm123 mm <br />0.123 m <br />) +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (7.1 cm71 mm <br />0.071 m <br />) +
ovate +  and deltate +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (6.2 cm62 mm <br />0.062 m <br />) +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
ovoid +  and ellipsoid +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.85 cm8.5 mm <br />0.0085 m <br />) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (7.7 cm77 mm <br />0.077 m <br />) +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (7.8 cm78 mm <br />0.078 m <br />) +
N.B. +, N.W.T. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, Que. +, Ala. +, Ariz. +, Ark. +, Colo. +, Conn. +, Ga. +, Idaho +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Ky. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, N.C. +, Ohio +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Utah +, Vt. +, Va. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
ovoid +  and spheroid +
50–3600 m +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
2 +  and produced in summer , apetalous or petals +
cleistogamous +
3-valved +  and capsular +
loculicidal +
Riparian, coniferous or aspen forests, deciduous and mixed forests, cove hardwoods, northern hardwood forests, moist, shaded slopes, sandy, rich, or rocky soil, talus slopes, road cuts +
stoloniferous +, rhizomatous +, taprooted +  and simple +
scattered +  and concentrated +
variously--shaped +
1(-3)[-5]-flowered +
petiolate +  and simple +
cauline +  and basal +
unlobed +
not narrowed +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
eciliate +  and ciliate +
crenate +  and crenulate +
syngenesious +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br /> (6.1 cm61 mm <br />0.061 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2.6 cm26 mm <br />0.026 m <br />) +
purple-veined +
yellow patch +, white +, reddish violet +  and tinged +
lowest +, lateral +, lower +  and upper +
2 +  and 3 +
0.55 cm5.5 mm <br />0.0055 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
6.1 cm61 mm <br />0.061 m <br /> (15.2 cm152 mm <br />0.152 m <br />) +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (6.1 cm61 mm <br />0.061 m <br />) +
Flowering Apr–Oct. +
[2-]3[-5]-carpellate +
deep-seated +
subligneous +  and fleshy +
brown;dark-brown or purplish black +
ovoid;spherical +
0.15 cm1.5 mm <br />0.0015 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
lanceolate +
subequal +
longitudinal +
acaulescent +  and caulescent +
elongated +
gibbous +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
adherent +, not adherent +  and distinct +
leafy +  and simple +
shallow +
deciduous +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
usually erect;ascending +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
subligneous +  and fleshy +
lanceolate;ovate;lanceolate;ovate;oblong +
hollow +  and solid +
beardless +  and bearded +
enlarged +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
Viola canadensis var. pubens +, V. canadensis var. rydbergii +, V. canadensis var. scariosa +, V. geminiflora +, V. muriculata +, V. neomexicana +  and V. rydbergii +
Viola canadensis var. canadensis +
Viola canadensis +
variety +
not stoloniferous +  and caulescent +
46 cm460 mm <br />0.46 m <br /> (60 cm600 mm <br />0.6 m <br />) +
prostrate +  and erect +
hairy +  and glabrous +