Viola pedata var. ranunculifolia

Gingins in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle

in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 1: 291. 1824.

Endemic
Basionym: Viola ranunculifolia Jussieu ex Poiret in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl. 8: 626. 1808
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Leaf-blades ovate to narrowly elliptic, 3–5 (–10) -lobed, lobes deltate or ovate, base cuneate, apex rounded to acute.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Sandy, open woods
Elevation: 50–200 m

Discussion

Variety ranunculifolia is apparently endemic to the Fall Line Sandhill physiographic province of South Carolina and North Carolina.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thick" is not a number.

rounded;acute +
not +  and prominent +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
R. John Little +  and Landon E. McKinney† +
Gingins in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle +
cuneate +
Viola ranunculifolia +
overlapping +
3-9(-10)-lobed +
muriculate +
ellipsoid +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
N.C. +  and S.C. +
ovoid +  and spheroid +
50–200 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 +
Sandy, open woods +
stoloniferous +, rhizomatous +, taprooted +  and simple +
scattered +  and concentrated +
variously--shaped +
1(-3)[-5]-flowered +
3-5(-10)-lobed;ovate;narrowly elliptic +
petiolate +  and simple +
ascending;erect +
divided +
ovate +  and deltate +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 m <br />) +
not narrowed +
eciliate +  and ciliate +
divided +, lacerate +  and entire +
darker +  and white +
lowest +, lateral +  and upper +
syngenesious +
crassinucellate +  and bitegmic +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
white +, dark violet-veined +, uniformly light +  and dark blue-violet +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.4 cm24 mm <br />0.024 m <br />) +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
Flowering Mar–Jun. +
[2-]3[-5]-carpellate +
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
deep-seated +
mottled;brown +
ovoid;spherical +
0.14 cm1.4 mm <br />0.0014 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
lanceolate +
subequal +
longitudinal +
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 +
pubescent +  and glabrous +
Chrysion +, Crocion +  and Lophion +
Viola pedata var. ranunculifolia +
Viola pedata +
variety +
not stoloniferous +  and acaulescent +
prostrate +  and erect +
hairy +  and glabrous +