OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
 Viola canadensis   FAMILY Violaceae   Go to FSUS key

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY Violaceae

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-021a:

Viola canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY Violaceae

 

COMMON NAME:
 Canada Violet, Tall White Violet

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
 Viola canadensis   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY Violaceae

INCLUDING VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-021a:
 Viola canadensis var. canadensis   FAMILY Violaceae

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1643

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Rich cove forests, other rich mesic situations, such as floodplains, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains, rare in Piedmont

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

LEAVES:
Simple
Plant caulescent (with an obvious, leafy, above-ground stem). Leaves alternate
Margins crenate-serrate
Leaves glabrous or with some short stiff trichomes

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White (with a yellow center, and tinged with violet beneath)
Bilaterally symmetrical
Lateral petals bearded
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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