Viola appalachiensis L.K. Henry

Locations ofViola appalachiensis L.K. Henry in Virginia

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Family
Violaceae
Botanical Name
Viola appalachiensis L.K. Henry
Common Name
Appalachian Violet
Synonym(s)
Viola walteri House var. appalachiensis (L.K.Henry) L.E.McKinney ex S.P.Grund & B.L.Isaac
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Not in Flora of Virginia
Comments
Plants from Grayson County, originally identified as Viola walteri, have been recently redetermined by Harvey Ballard as Viola appalachiensis. This species has a fairly narrow and scattered Appalachian distribution from n. Pennsylvania to sw. North Carolina. It is often associated with seepage on mafic or ultramafic rocks and serpentine barrens, which is consistent with the habitats the The Glades region of Grayson County.
Habitat
Wooded streamsides and borders of fens over mafic and ultramafic rocks in The Glades region of Grayson County. Rare; known in Virginia only from a limited and geologically distinctive area of the Southern Blue Ridge.
Native Status
Native

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