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Viola sororia Willd. Common blue violet; Viola floridana Brainerd; Viola latiuscula Greene; Viola papilionacea Pursh pp; Viola priceana Pollard

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© Kay Yatskievych, 2003 Viola sororia, leaf and flower	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia	© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia
© Copyright Michael Strickland, 2008 Viola sororia	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Viola sororia, Whole plant
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Viola sororia, Flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Viola sororia, Leaf
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Viola sororia, Flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Viola sororia, Flower
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Viola sororia, Flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Viola sororia, Flower
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Viola sororia, Flower	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Viola sororia, Stem
© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Viola sororia, Whole plant	© Copyright Steve Baskauf, 2002-2005 Viola sororia, Leaf

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Name Search name search type enter a search name Scientific Name Common Name Symbol State Search Advanced Search Search Help   Alternative Crops Characteristics Classification Culturally Significant Distribution Update Fact Sheets & Plant Guides Invasive and Noxious Weeds Links Plant Materials Publications Threatened & Endangered Wetland Indicator Status     40,000+ Plant Images Submit Your Digital Images     Complete PLANTS Checklist State PLANTS Checklist Advanced Search Download Symbols for Unknown Plants NRCS State GSAT Lists NRCS State Plants Lists PLANTS Posters     Crop Nutrient Tool Ecological Site Information System PLANTS Identification Keys Plant Materials Web Site Other NRCS Tech Resources VegSpec     You are here: Home / PLANTS Profile Printer-Friendly / Plug-Ins PLANTS Profile   Viola sororia Willd. common blue violet         Symbol:   VISO   Group:   Dicot   Family:   Violaceae   Duration:   Annual Perennial   Growth Habit:   Forb/herb   Native Status:   L48    N CAN    N Click on the image below to enlarge it and download a high-resolution JPEG file. Viola papilionacea ©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky . University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements . Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.   More Information: Characteristics Classification Data Source and Documentation   Images: Viola sororia Willd. Click on a thumbnail to view an image, or see all the Viola thumbnails at the PLANTS Gallery   Synonyms: Viola sororia Willd.   VIFL3 Viola floridana Brainerd   VILA7 Viola latiuscula Greene   VIPAS2 Viola palmata L. var. sororia (Willd.) Pollard   VIPA5 Viola papilionacea Pursh p.p.   VIPAP Viola papilionacea Pursh var. priceana (Pollard) Alexander   VIPR7 Viola priceana Pollard   Distribution: Viola sororia Willd. View Native Status See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below: USA ( AL , AR , CT , DC , DE , FL , GA , IA , IL , IN , KS , KY , LA , MA , MD, ME , MI , MN , MO , MS , NC , ND, NE , NH , NJ , NY , OH , OK , PA , RI , SC , SD , TN , TX , VA , VT , WI , WV ), CAN (ON, QC, SK)   Related Taxa: Viola sororia Willd. View 4 genera in Violaceae , 125 species in Viola   Classification: Viola sororia Willd. Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.     Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons Subclass Dilleniidae Order Violales Family Violaceae – Violet family Genus Viola L. – violet Species Viola sororia Willd. – common blue violet   U.S. Weed Information: Viola sororia Willd. Viola papilionacea common blue violet hooded blue violet meadow violet The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S. N'EAST        Uva, R.H., J.C. Neal, & J.M. DiTomaso. 1997. Weeds of the Northeast . Cornell University Press. Ithaca, New York.   Wetland Indicator Status: Viola sororia Willd. Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H FAC-,FAC FAC- FAC- FAC- FAC FAC FAC NO NO NI NO NO NO NO Viola floridana : Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H FACW- NO FACW- NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO Viola papilionacea : Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H FACU,FAC FAC FAC FAC FACU FAC FAC NO NI NO NO NO NO NO Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status   More Accounts and Images: Viola sororia Willd. View photographs from CalPhotos. View species account , photographs , and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants. View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22169. View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley). View species account from Kemper Center for Home Gardening. View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN). View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn). View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium. View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.   Related Web Sites: Viola sororia Willd. NJ-State Plants VA-Virginia Tech Weed Identification Guide     Time Generated: 02/09/2010 07:22 PM MST   PLANTS Home | USDA.gov | NRCS | Site Map | Policies and Links Accessibility Statement | Privacy Policy | Non-Discrimination Statement

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 6 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Viola sororia var. priceana%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0980 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0981 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0982 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0983 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0984 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0985 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 4 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Viola sororia ssp. affinis%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Viola sororia ssp. affinis ID: 0000 0000 1107 0460 [detail] © 2007 George W. Hartwell Viola sororia ssp. affinis ID: 0000 0000 1107 0461 [detail] © 2007 George W. Hartwell Viola sororia ssp. affinis ID: 0000 0000 0608 0188 [detail] © 2008 George W. Hartwell Viola sororia ssp. affinis ID: 0000 0000 0608 0189 [detail] © 2008 George W. Hartwell Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley

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CalPhotos     Photo Database   Number of matches : 11 Query: SELECT * FROM img WHERE ready=1 and taxon like "Viola sororia%" and (lifeform != "specimen_tag" OR lifeform != "Plant") ORDER BY taxon Click on the thumbnail to see an enlargement Viola sororia Common Blue Violet ID: 0000 0000 0903 0650 [detail] © 2003 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org Viola sororia ssp. affinis ID: 0000 0000 1107 0460 [detail] © 2007 George W. Hartwell Viola sororia ssp. affinis ID: 0000 0000 1107 0461 [detail] © 2007 George W. Hartwell Viola sororia ssp. affinis ID: 0000 0000 0608 0188 [detail] © 2008 George W. Hartwell Viola sororia ssp. affinis ID: 0000 0000 0608 0189 [detail] © 2008 George W. Hartwell Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0980 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0981 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0982 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0983 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0984 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Viola sororia var. priceana Confederate Violet ID: 0000 0000 0607 0985 [detail] © 2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy Using these photos: A variety of organizations and individuals have contributed photographs to CalPhotos. Please follow the usage guidelines provided with each image. Use and copyright information, as well as other details about the photo such as the date and the location, are available by clicking on the [detail] link under the thumbnail. See also: Using the Photos in CalPhotos .    Copyright © 1995-2010 UC Regents. All rights reserved. CalPhotos is a project of BSCIT     University of California, Berkeley