Viola lanceolata

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Viola lanceolata
Viola lanceolata IWF.jpg
Photo by John Hilty hosted at IllinoisWildflowers.info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Violales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species: V. lanceolata
Binomial name
Viola lanceolata
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VIOL LANC DIST.JPG
Natural range of Viola lanceolata from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common Names: lanceleaf violet; narrow-leaved violet;strap-leaved violet;[1] bog white violet[2]

Taxonomic Notes

Varieties: V. lanceolata var. lanceolata; V. lanceolata var. vittata[1]
Subspecies: V. lanceolata ssp. lanceolata; V. lanceolata ssp. vittata; V. lanceolata ssp. occidentalis[2]

Description

Viola lanceolata is a dioecious perennial forb/herb.[2]

Distribution

This species occurs from New Brunswick, westward to Minnesota, and southward to Florida and eastern Texas.[1]There have also been reports along the Pacific coast in British Columbia, Washington, Oregon, and California.[2]

Ecology

Habitat

V. lanceolata is found in boggs, seepage slopes, pitcher plant seepage bogs, streamheads and their margins, small swamp forests, depression ponds, interdune swales and ponds, and other wet habitats.[1]

Phenology

In the southeastern and mid-Atlantic United States, flowering occurs from February through May.[1] On the Florida panhandle, flowering has been observed from November through May, peaking in March and April.[3]

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

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References and notes

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Weakley AS (2015) Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States. Chapel Hill, NC: University of North Carolina Herbarium.
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 USDA NRCS (2016) The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 05 February 2018). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA.
  3. Nelson G (05 February 2018) PanFlora. Retrieved from gilnelson.com/PanFlora/