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



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

SYNONYMOUS WITH A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)

Viola blanda

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)

Viola blanda var. blanda

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)

Viola blanda

INCLUDED WITHIN Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)

Viola blanda

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)

Viola blanda var. blanda

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-014:

Viola blanda   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Viola blanda

 

COMMON NAME:
Sweet White Violet


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image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

JK Marlow    jkm0404r_36

April    Oconee County    SC

Sumter National Forest: Andrew Pickens Ranger District

Leaves nearly circular, cordate at the base with a narrow sinus, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

JK Marlow    jkm0404y_09

April    Rutherford County    NC

Chimney Rock Park

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

JK Marlow    jkm0504h_27

April    Greenville County    SC

Jones Gap State Park

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

JK Marlow    jkm090412_190

April    Greenville County    SC

Chestnut Ridge Heritage Preserve

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

JK Marlow    jkm100422_001

April    Pickens County    SC

Laurel Fork Heritage Preserve

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

JK Marlow    jkm140412_941

April    Transylvania County    NC

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

JK Marlow    jkm140417_128

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

The most common white Violet in the southern mountains, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

JK Marlow    jkm140417_128b

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Upper petals oblong, twisted, and bent backward, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

JK Marlow    jkm160421_308

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

JK Marlow    jkm170414_611

April    Sevier County    TN

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

Keith Bradley    kab_viola_blanda_03075

April    Greenville County    SC

Petioles and peduncles red-tinged or -spotted; spotted; all petals glabrous, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

Keith Bradley    kab_viola_blanda_1188

April    Oconee County    SC

Oconee Station/Station Cove

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

Keith Bradley    kab_viola_blanda_1683

April    Haywood County    NC

Great Smoky Mountains National Park

Inner edges of basal lobes close or overlapping in life, sinus less than 1/4 length of blade, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

JK Marlow    s050414_a

April    Greenville County    SC

Jones Gap State Park

Leaves glabrous except for scattered appressed hairs on upper surface of leaf blades, per Weakley's Flora (2023).

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

Patrick D. McMillan    pdmvblanda_pw1

May        

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_viola_blanda

May        

image of Viola blanda, Sweet White Violet

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu25933b

June    Oconee County    SC

Leaves nearly circular. Apex sharp-pointed. Base cordate with narrow sinus, per Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998).

 

 

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

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)
Viola blanda

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola blanda var. blanda

INCLUDED WITHIN Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Viola blanda

INCLUDED WITHIN Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola blanda

SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola blanda var. blanda

INCLUDED WITHIN VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-014:
Viola blanda   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola blanda

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

1642

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: Moist microsites in mesic forests on slopes and along streams, often under conifers (e.g., Tsuga), northern, or at higher elevations southwards, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Mountains, uncommon in Piedmont

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LEAVES:
Simple
Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems)
Margins crenate-serrate
Leaves pubescent above (at least on basal lobes) or below - or both, or glabrous

FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White
Bilaterally symmetrical
Petals beardless
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens

FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule

 

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