Viola pedata Linnaeus ssp. cuneatiloba (Brainerd ex Fernald) H.E. Ballard. Section: Nosphinium. Subsection: Pedatae. Common name: Biternate Bird's-foot Violet. Phenology: Chasmogamous flower Mar-Jul (Sep-Nov); chasmogamous fruit May-Jul. Habitat: Dry rocky or sandy forests, woodlands, glades, and roadbanks. Distribution: Sw. NJ and se. PA to w. MD, south to wc. VA and se. WV.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Taxonomy Comments: Named as a forma by Fernald; the biternately to triternately dissected leaf blades are distinctive, and all confirmed records are restricted to Piedmont and n.-c. Appalachian forests. Needs a new combination as a variety.
Synonymy ⓘ: = K4, POWO, Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino (2023); Viola pedata L.; < Viola pedata L. — Pa; < Viola pedata L. var. pedata — FNA6, NS. Basionym: Viola pedata L. forma cuneatiloba Brainerd ex Fernald 1949
Links to other floras: < Viola pedata var. pedata - FNA6
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Midwest: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
- Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
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