Viola pubescens

Aiton

Hort. Kew. 3: 290. 1789.

Endemic
Synonyms: Crocion pubescens (Aiton) Nieuwland & Kaczmarek
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 6. Treatment on page 149. Mentioned on page 118, 132.

Plants perennial, caulescent, not stoloniferous, 10–45 cm. Stems 1–3+, ascending to erect, leafless proximally, leafy distally, glabrous or puberulent, from subligneous rhizome. Leaves basal and cauline; basal: 0–4; stipules ovate to lanceolate, margins entire, coarsely toothed, or crenate, apex acute or obtuse; petiole 2.7–19.6 cm, lanceolate, margins ciliate or eciliate, auricles 0.1–0.5 mm; petals lemon-yellow on both surfaces, lower 3 brownish purple-veined, lateral 2 and sometimes others, bearded, lowest 8–18 mm, spur yellow to greenish, gibbous, 1–2.5 mm; style head bearded; cleistogamous flowers axillary. Capsules ellipsoid, 8–12 (–20) mm, glabrous or tomentose. Seeds brown, 1.8–3 mm. 2n = 12.

Distribution

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Man., N.B., N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask., Ala., Ark., Conn., D.C., Del., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Mass., Md., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., N.C., N.Dak., N.H., N.J., N.Y., Nebr., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Va., Vt., W.Va., Wis., Wyo.

Discussion

Varieties 2 (2 in the flora).

Viola pubescens is similar in overall appearance to V. glabella.

Selected References

None.

Key

1 Stems 1–2, puberulent; basal leaves 0(–1), surfaces usually puberulent. Viola pubescens var. pubescens
1 Stems (2–)3+, glabrous or puberulent; basal leaves 0–4, surfaces glabrous, sometimes sparsely strigose. Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula

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

... more about "Viola pubescens"
obtuse;acute +
not +  and prominent +
0.01 cm0.1 mm <br />1.0e-4 m <br /> (0.05 cm0.5 mm <br />5.0e-4 m <br />) +
R. John Little +  and Landon E. McKinney† +
overlapping +
linear +, spatulate +, lanceolate +, orbiculate +, deltate +, reniform +  and ovate +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
tomentose +  and glabrous +
muriculate +
ellipsoid +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Man. +, N.B. +, N.S. +, Ont. +, P.E.I. +, Que. +, Sask. +, Ala. +, Ark. +, Conn. +, D.C. +, Del. +, Ga. +, Ill. +, Ind. +, Iowa +, Kans. +, Ky. +, La. +, Maine +, Mass. +, Md. +, Mich. +, Minn. +, Miss. +, Mo. +, N.C. +, N.Dak. +, N.H. +, N.J. +, N.Y. +, Nebr. +, Ohio +, Okla. +, Pa. +, R.I. +, S.C. +, S.Dak. +, Tenn. +, Tex. +, Va. +, Vt. +, W.Va. +, Wis. +  and Wyo. +
ovoid +  and spheroid +
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 +
stoloniferous +, rhizomatous +, taprooted +  and simple +
scattered +  and concentrated +
variously--shaped +
1(-3)[-5]-flowered +
petiolate +  and simple +
cauline +  and basal +
unlobed +
not narrowed +
eciliate +  and ciliate +
crenate +, toothed +  and entire +
syngenesious +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
brownish purple-veined +  and lemon-yellow +
lowest +, lateral +  and lower +
2 +  and 3 +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.8 cm18 mm <br />0.018 m <br />) +
lanceolate +
2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br /> (19.6 cm196 mm <br />0.196 m <br />) +
[2-]3[-5]-carpellate +
deep-seated +
subligneous +
ovoid;spherical +
0.18 cm1.8 mm <br />0.0018 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
subequal +
longitudinal +
acaulescent +  and caulescent +
yellow +  and greenish +
elongated +
gibbous +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.25 cm2.5 mm <br />0.0025 m <br />) +
adherent +, not adherent +  and distinct +
leafy +  and leafless +
shallow +
deciduous +
prostrate +  and decumbent +
ascending;erect +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
subligneous +  and fleshy +
ovate;lanceolate +
hollow +  and solid +
beardless +  and bearded +
enlarged +
Crocion pubescens +
Viola pubescens +
species +
not stoloniferous +  and caulescent +
prostrate +  and erect +
hairy +  and glabrous +