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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola pubescens
FAMILY
Violaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
INCLUDED WITHIN Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
INCLUDED WITHIN Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Viola pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-020a:
Viola eriocarpa var. eriocarpa FAMILY Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola pubescens
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Viola eriocarpon var. eriocarpon
COMMON NAME:
Downy Yellow Violet, Hairy Yellow Forest Violet
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_vier3_001_lvd
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu25406
April Cherokee County NC
One (maybe 2) leafy stem, erect in flower, and 0(-2) basal leaves, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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JK Marlow jkm180427_1602
April Sevier County TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvpubescens_gsmnp2
April NC-TN
Great Smoky Mountains National Park
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_viola_pubescens_2
April
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Herbarium of Clemson University h_cu32572
May Montgomery County MD
Leaves as broad as or broader than long, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvpubescens_pw1
May
Petals yellow, some with purple veins. Lateral petals bearded, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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Patrick D. McMillan pdmvpubescens_covefgsn
Month Unknown
Foliage densely pubescent throughout; upper surface of leaf blade gray-green, per Weakley's Flora (2020).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola pubescens
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
INCLUDED WITHIN
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Vascular flora of Illinois (Mohlenbrock, 2014)
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America (Kartesz, 1999)
Viola pubescens var. pubescens
INCLUDED WITHIN
Aquatic & Wetland Plants of Southeastern US (Godfrey & Wooten, 1979 & 1981)
Viola pubescens
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-020a:
Viola eriocarpa var. eriocarpa
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Viola pubescens
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Viola eriocarpon var. eriocarpon
1646
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Rich deciduous forests, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in GA Mountains, uncommon in NC Mountains (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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
Folliage densely pubescent
FLOWER:
Spring
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
Lateral petals bearded
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with the Native Plants of Tennessee (Hunter, 2002) p189
- Great Smoky Mountains Wildflowers (Campbell, Hutson, Sharp, & Hutson, 1962) p014
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p054?
- Wildflowers of the Eastern United States (Duncan & Duncan, 1999) p052?
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p349
- Wildflowers of Tennessee (Carman, 2005) p078?
- Wildflowers of Tennessee, the Ohio Valley, and the Southern Appalachians (Horn, Cathcart, Hemmerly, & Duhl, 2005) p101?
- Wildflowers of the Southern Mountains (Smith, 1998) p101?
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