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Viola lovelliana Brainerd. Section: Nosphinium. Subsection: Borealiamericanae. Common name: Lovell's Violet. Phenology: Mar-Apr. Habitat: Dry sandy soils under oak-pine woodlands and forested bluffs. Distribution: S. and w. AR to c. OK, south to se. LA and s.-c. TX (reports outside this region are misidentifications).

ID notes: A distinctive member of the Viola palmata group with puberulent foliage, eciliate calyx and less deeply divided leaf blades, frequently misidentified as V. palmata var. palmata; regionally endemic to the w. Gulf Region and adjacent areas.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = S13, Tx, Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino (2023); = Viola ×lovelliana Brainerd – K4; < Viola palmata L. var. palmata – FNA6

Links to other floras: < Viola palmata var. palmata - FNA6

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