Viola edulis Spach

Locations ofViola edulis Spach in Virginia

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Family
Violaceae
Botanical Name
Viola edulis Spach
Common Name
Salad Violet
Synonym(s)
Viola esculenta Ell.
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Viola edulis Spach
Comments
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. Some violet experts include this species in Viola septemloba Le Conte or V. palmata L. Virginia herbarium specimens need critical re-evaluation due to possible confusion of various Coastal Plain lobed-leaf violets.
Habitat
Floodplain forests and alluvial swamp hummocks. S: Infrequent in the s. and c. Coastal Plain, north to Middlesex County.
Native Status
Native

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