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Viola

not marked as a favorite taxon Viola species 5 ["Gulf Coastal Plain edulis"]. Phenology: (Jan) Feb-Mar. Habitat: Moist loamy soils of floodplains, swamps and hammocks. Distribution: Confirmed in FL, s. GA and s. AL; the range of this recently detected new species is currently being reinterpreted and is probably broader than presented here.

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Section: Nosphinium. Subsection: Borealiamericanae.

Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Taxonomy Comments: The Viola edulis complex consists of multiple distinct evolutionary species presently under study, the present taxon being one of them.

Synonymy ⓘ: = n/a — POWO; < Viola edulis Spach; < Viola esculenta Elliott ex Greene — NS; < Viola palmata L. — Fl2; < Viola palmata L. var. heterophylla Elliott — FNA6, K4. Basionym: basionym]

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

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Midwest: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

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