Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Viola arcuata
FAMILY
Violaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
The first confirmed reports in the western hemisphere were in 2022, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America.
Vascular Plants of North Carolina speaks to some of the differences and similarities of this with V. striata.
SYNONYMOUS WITH Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola arcuata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola arcuata
COMMON NAME:
Curved-stemmed Violet
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Leaf apex broadly rounded to obtuse, per Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America (Ballard).
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Corolla white (rarely pale violet), spurred petal with extensive dense nectar-guide lines, per Weakley's Flora (2025).
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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (2/10/25):
Viola arcuata
FAMILY
Violaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Viola (Ballard [in prep])
Viola arcuata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Viola arcuata
5011
Forb
Perennial
Habitat: Lawns, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: east Asia
Rare
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 shallowly crenate or low-serrate
Stipules entire to remotely denticulate
FLOWER:
Spring
White
(spurred petal with extensive dense nectar-guide lines)
Bilaterally symmetrical
Lateral petals bearded slightly, or sometimes beardless
5 sepals
5 petals
5 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer
Capsule
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