Viola rostrata hybrids Illustrations: 3 photographs of Viola rostrata hybrids, and 1 drawing. . Gt Smoky Mts NP TN May 2001″ width=”1000″ height=”676″ /> Viola rostrata x Viola striata Hybrid. Gt Smoky Mts NP TN May 2001 Kim’s notes: Late summer plant Stipules ciliate and long fimbriate, also for striata but not for Japanese rostrata…
Author: CJMB
Viola rostrata
Viola rostrata No description of this species Illustrations: 5 photographs of Viola rostrata and 2 drawings. Kim noted the colour of flowers as shown in the captions, referring to the RHS Colour Chart .
Viola tricolor
Viola tricolor Introduced species, not described. Illustrations: 3 photographs of Viola tricolor. From Wikipedia: Viola tricolor, Also known as Johnny Jump up (though this name is also applied to similar species such as the yellow pansy), heartsease, heart’s ease,heart’s delight, tickle-my-fancy, Jack-jump-up-and-kiss-me, come-and-cuddle-me, three faces in a hood, or love-in-idleness, is a common European wild…
Viola arvensis
Viola arvensis No description. Illustrations: 2 photographs of Viola arvensis.
Viola labradorica
Viola labradorica No text on this species, but see comparison drawings below. Illustrations: 7 photographs of Viola labradorica and 4 drawings. These photographs are labeled as they were marked by the photographer, Kim Blaxland. Note on drawings: Kim’s drawings were done on US letter sized paper 8.5 by 11.0 inches (215.9 by 279.4 mm). Printed at that size…
Viola howellii
Viola howellii No description. Illustrations: 2 photographs of Viola howellii and 2 drawings.
Viola appalachiensis
Viola appalachiensis Illustrations: 5 photographs of Viola appalachiensis and 4 drawings. These photographs and drawings are labeled as they were marked by Kim Blaxland. Click on the drawing for a larger version. No descriptive text, unfortunately.
Viola adunca minor (conspersa?)
Viola adunca var. minor (syn. V. conspersa) Kim’s unedited notes. Illustrations: 9 photographs of Viola adunca minor and 1 comparative diagram Viola adunca Sm. var. minor ( Hook. ) Fernald Rhodora 51: 57. 1949 synonym: Viola muhlenbergiana var. minor Hook. Fl. Bor.-Amer. (Hooker) 1: 78. 1830 From the date…
Key: NorthAmerican Stemmed, blue or white Viola, without yellow at center of flower
KEY TO STEMMED BLUE OR WHITE VIOLETS WITHOUT YELLOW AT THE CENTER OF THE FLOWER 1. Leaves reniform …………………………………………………………………….. 2 2. Leaves variegated, larger ………………………………………………………….V. walteri 2* Leaves not variegated, smaller mat forming ground cover plant ….. V. appalachiensis 1* Leaves cordate to wide-ovate ………………………………………………….. 3 3. Flowers cream-white ………………………………………………………………. V. striata 3* Flowers blue-mauve…
Parasites, pollinators, propagation
Fritillary butterflies Viola adunca: Zerene Fritillary, Atlantis Fritillary, Hydaspe Fritillary, Mormon Fritillary V. lobata is host to the Zerene Fritillary butterfly (Speyeria zerene [Boisduval]) Females lay eggs on leaf litter in late summer to autumn near violet plants; unfed first-stage caterpillars over-winter on a silken mat. In the spring, caterpillars feed on leaves of violets:…