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…
Category: Violet
Viola pedatifida, G Don.
Viola pedatifida. G. Don Kim’s unedited notes, 3 photographs and 3 drawings of Viola pedatifida (including one of Kim’s original pencil drawings) Boreali-Americanae. George Don, 1798-1856. ‘pedatifida’ means pedately divided. Viola pedatifida G.Don — Gen. Hist. 1: 320. 1831 (GCI) Viola pedatifida G.Don — Gen. Syst. i. 320. (IK) Viola pedatifida G.Don var. bernardii Greene…
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 palmata L. (pro. sp.)
Viola palmata L. (pro. sp.) Kim’s unedited notes. Illustrations: 14 photographs of Viola palmata and xpalmata, 2 pencil drawings Viola xpalmata = V. sagittata x V. sororia. Sp. Pl.:933. 1753 (syn. V. esculenta Elliott, V. triloba Schwein., V. viarum Pollard, V. stoneana House, V. chalcosperma Brianerd, V. langoisii var. pedatiloba Brainerd). TM: Section Nosphinium, subsect….
Viola novae-angliae, House
Viola novae-angliae House Kim’s unfinished notes. Illustrations; 5 photographs of Viola novae-angliae, 1 of a hybrid and 3 pencil drawings Viola novae-angliae x septentrionalis or is it pure V septentrionalis. Amnicon Falls, WI (June 2004)TM: Section Nosphinium, subsect. Boreali-Americanae [NEW classification, 2010]. Seeds from Flanagan Crag, Wisconsin, olive green, 1.8mm long (seed 1.5 =…
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 missouriensis, Greene
Viola missouriensis, Greene Kim’s notes, unedited. Illustrations: 7 photographs of Viola missouriensis and 2 drawings. Pittonia 4: 141. 1900. Type locality: Leeds, Missouri. Range: Missouri to Oklahoma and northeastern and southern New Mexico, western Texas (Guadalupe Mtns.). Edward Lee Greene, 1843-1915. TM: Section Nosphinium, subsect. Boreali-Americanae [NEW classification, 2010]. IPCN gives only one count that…
Viola cucullata, Aiton
Viola cucullata Ait. Kim’s notes, unedited. Illustrations: 10 photographs of Viola cucullata and 1 drawing. TM: Section Nosphinium, subsect. Boreali-Americanae [NEW classification, 2010]. 2N=54, IPCN 86-87, Canne, J.M., 1987. RHS 92A. ‘cucullata’ means hooded William Aiton, 1731-1793. Does not grow at high altitudes. seed pods held vertically for a long time before they dehisce, cf….
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…