Kim selected 42 photographs of flowers of V. sororia and related hybrids to study the range of taxonomic features.
Category: Stemless
Viola sororia
[Kim’s notes and description of Viola sororia, unedited. 7 photographs and 1 drawing. Notes on associated Fritillary butterflies. See also the posting of Viola sororia photographs] Viola sororia Willd. TM: Section Nosphinium, subsect. Boreali-Americanae [NEW classification, 2010]. 2N=54, IPCN 86-87, Canne, J.M., 1987. Carl Ludwig von Willdenow, 1765-1812. From draft of article written by Kim…
Viola septentrionalis
Viola septentrionalis Greene Kim’s unedited notes, 3 photographs and 2 drawings of Viola septentrionalis TM: Section Nosphinium, subsect. Boreali-Americanae [NEW classification, 2010]. Edward Lee Green, 1843-1915. ‘septentrionalis’ means ‘north, northern’. A few sites in BC, Canada. For plant details see e-Flora BC website. Use http://plants.usda.gov Plant Images to find map of states where this occurs,…
Viola septemloba
Viola septemloba LeConte Kim’s unedited notes, 2 photographs and 2 drawings of Viola septemloba Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 141. 1826. Boreali-Americanae. Major John Eatton LeConte (1784-1860) Normal H. Russell, Violets (Viola) of Central and Eastern United States: An Introductory Survey, SIDA 2 (1): 1-113. 1965, Lloyd H. Shinners: This pretty little violet…
Viola selkirkii
Viola selkirkii. Pursh ex Goldie Description and illustrations: 4 photographs and 3 drawings of Viola selkirkii This species is the sole North American representative of a predominantly Eurasian group of approximately two dozen species, all characterized by distinctly adnate stipules at the base of the petiole. This feature separates Viola selkirkii from all other blue-flowered…
Viola sagittata
Viola sagittata Kim’s unedited notes, 12 photographs and 3 drawings of Viola sagittata See also Notes on fritillaries Viola sagittata Ait. 2N=54, IPCN 86-87, Canne, J.M., 1987. William Aiton, 1731-1793. ‘sagittata’ means arrow-headed. TM: Section Nosphinium, subsect. Boreali-Americanae [NEW classification, 2010]. From Reveal, J.L. & J.S. Pringle. 1993. “Taxonomic…
Viola pedata L.
Viola pedata L. Description, 24 photographs of Viola pedata plants leaves and flowers, 4 drawings. Viola pedata, Blue Ridge Pkwy. April 2004) Viola pedata, endemic to North America, is one of the loveliest violets, distinctly different from all other species. Deeply divided leaves give this species its name, the divisions radiating from the center of…
Viola nephrophylla Greene
Viola nephrophylla, Greene Kim’s notes, unfinished. Illustrations: 6 photographs of Viola nephrophylla, 1 pencil drawing. TM: Section Nosphinium, subsect. Boreali-Americanae [NEW classification, 2010]. 2N=54, IPCN 86-87, Canne, J.M., 1987. Edward Lee Greene, 1843-1915. In BC, Canada. For plant details see e-Flora BC website. Viola xviarum Pollard [missouriensis or nephrophylla xpedatifida] Viola nephrophylla only grows on…
Viola clauseniana, M.S. Baker
Viola clauseniana, M.S. Baker Description. Illustrations: 3 photographs of Viola clauseniana and 2 drawings. Baker’s original 1938 description of V. clauseniana stated that it is sharply distinguished from any other known violet by the lack of hairs on the inside of any of the petals, the deltoid (triangular) leaf outline and the prostrate habit of…
Viola brittoniana, Pollard
Viola brittoniana Pollard Kim’s unedited notes. Illustrations: 2 photographs of Viola brittoniana and 2 drawings. Bot. Gaz. 26: 332. 1898 TM: Section Nosphinium, subsect. Boreali-Americanae [NEW classification, 2010]. http://plants.usda.gov Plant Images: Distribution by State: CT, DE, MA, NC, NJ, NY, PA, SC, VA. East coast states from North Carolina to Maine, including Pennsylvania, but excluding…