Viola palmata var. palmata

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Endemic
Synonyms: Viola congener Leconte V. falcata Greene V. lovelliana Brainerd V. palmata var. dilatata Elliott V. palmata var. triloba (Schweinitz) Gingins V. stoneana Pollard V. triloba V. triloba var. dilatata (Elliott) Brainerd V. viarum
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 142.

Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Dry to mesic woods, thickets, disturbed ground
Elevation: 0–2500 m

Distribution

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Ont., Ala., Ark., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., Nebr., N.J., N.Mex., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thick" is not a number.

obtuse;blunt;obtuse;blunt;rounded;acute;acute +
not +  and prominent +
0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
R. John Little +  and Landon E. McKinney† +
truncate +  and cordate +
overlapping +
spatulate +  and narrowly obovate +
muriculate +
ellipsoid +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.5 cm15 mm <br />0.015 m <br />) +
Ont. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, Del. +, D.C. +, Fla. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Md. +, Mass. +, Mich. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, Nebr. +, N.J. +, N.Mex. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Vt. +, Va. +  and W.Va. +
reniform +  and ovate +
ovoid +  and spheroid +
0–2500 m +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br />) +
lateral +  and upper +
2 +  and produced in summer , apetalous or petals +
cleistogamous +
3-valved +  and capsular +
loculicidal +
Dry to mesic woods, thickets, disturbed ground +
stoloniferous +, rhizomatous +, taprooted +  and simple +
scattered +  and concentrated +
variously--shaped +
1(-3)[-5]-flowered +
spatulate;falcate +
petiolate +  and simple +
ascending;erect +
unlobed +
not narrowed +
entire +  and serrate +
eciliate +  and ciliate +
auriculate +
elliptic +  and widely obovate +
syngenesious +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
prostrate +  and ascending +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
purple-veined +
white +  and violet +
lateral +, upper +  and lower +
2 +  and 3 +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (20 cm200 mm <br />0.2 m <br />) +
Flowering Mar–Jun. +
[2-]3[-5]-carpellate +
deep-seated +
mottled;bronze +
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 +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (14 cm140 mm <br />0.14 m <br />) +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (10 cm100 mm <br />0.1 m <br />) +
acaulescent +  and caulescent +
elongated +
gibbous +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
adherent +, not adherent +  and distinct +
leafy +  and simple +
shallow +
deciduous +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
vertical;horizontal;erect;ascending +
subligneous +  and fleshy +
hollow +  and solid +
beardless +  and bearded +
enlarged +
along veins +, pubescent +  and glabrous +
Viola congener +, V. falcata +, V. lovelliana +, V. palmata var. dilatata +, V. palmata var. triloba +, V. stoneana +, V. triloba +, V. triloba var. dilatata +  and V. viarum +
Viola palmata var. palmata +
Viola palmata +
variety +
not stoloniferous +  and acaulescent +
prostrate +  and erect +
hairy +  and glabrous +