Viola eriocarpa Schwein.

Locations ofViola eriocarpa Schwein. in Virginia

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Family
Violaceae
Botanical Name
Viola eriocarpa Schwein.
Common Name
Smooth Yellow Violet
Synonym(s)
Viola pubescens Aiton var. scabriuscula Schwein. ex Torr. & Gray; Viola pensylvanica Michx.; Viola eriocarpa Schwein. var. leiocarpa Fern. & Wieg.;
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Viola eriocarpa Schwein.
Comments
Map incomplete at this time, pending a full inventory of Virginia herbarium specimens. See comments under composite map of Viola pubescens / eriocarpa complex. Nomenclature follows Ballard, H.E., J.T. Kartesz, and M. Nishino. 2023. A taxonomic treatment of the Violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. Jour. Torrey Bot. Soc. 150(1): 3-266.
Habitat
Rich, well-drained floodplain forests, rich cove forests, and various mesic to dry-mesic slope forests on fertile soils. Common in the mountains, frequent in the Piedmont, and rare in the Coastal Plain. This species and Viola pubescens grow in similar habitats, and sometimes together, but V. eriocarpa occurs on a wider range of sites and is more common overall.
Native Status
Native

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