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

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



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola egglestonii   FAMILY Violaceae

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

Viola egglestonii

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

Viola egglestonii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6 (2015)

Viola egglestonii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)

Viola septemloba ssp. egglestonii

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

Viola egglestonii

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)

Viola palmata var. pedatifida

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)

Viola egglestoni

 

COMMON NAME:
Eggleston's Violet, Nashville Violet, Cedar Glade Violet


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image of Viola egglestonii, Eggleston's Violet, Nashville Violet, Cedar Glade Violet

Herbarium of Clemson University    h_cu25429

March    Marion County    TN

Leaf blades about as broad as long, or broader, with 5-9 deep divisions, per Weakley's Flora.

 

 

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola egglestonii   FAMILY Violaceae

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

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

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 6
Viola egglestonii

SYNONYMOUS WITH Violaceae of the Southeastern US (McKinney & Russell, 2002)
Viola septemloba ssp. egglestonii

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

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of Vascular Plants of NE US & Adjacent Canada (Gleason & Cronquist,1991)
Viola palmata var. pedatifida

SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Viola egglestoni

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

3432

Forb
Perennial

Habitat: calcareous barrens and glades, also in disturbed calcareous sites, including pastures, roadsides, and lawns, per Weakley's Flora

Native to Georgia

Rare

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LEAVES:
Simple

Plant heterophyllous, producing undivided leaf blades in very early spring and late autumn and leaf blades with lobes, coarse teeth or incisions during chasmogamous flowering and cleistogamous fruiting (often retaining one or more undivided blades)

Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems)
Leaf blade glabrous or glabrate

FLOWER:
Spring
Blue-violet
Bilaterally symmetrical
Lateral petals bearded, spurred occasionally
5 sepals
5 petals
5 included stamens

FRUIT:
Spring?
Capsule

 

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