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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola inconspicua
FAMILY
Violaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)
Viola inconspicua
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola inconspicua
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of China
Viola inconspicua
COMMON NAME:
Asian Wedgeleaf Violet
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola inconspicua
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern US and adjacent Canada (Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino, 2023)
Viola inconspicua
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola inconspicua
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of China
Viola inconspicua
4658
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Disturbed areas, parking lots, gardens, increasingly appearing in natural areas, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Rare
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LEAVES:
Simple
Plant acaulescent (without aerial stems)
Leaves glabrous
FLOWER:
Winter/SpringFall
Violet to purple, and white
Bilaterally symmetrical
Lateral petals bearded densely
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
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