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Violaceae

not marked as a favorite taxon Violaceae Batsch. Common name: Violet Family.

Key to Violaceae

A family of about 31 genera and 1100 species, herbs, shrubs, lianas, and trees, cosmopolitan in distribution, but especially diverse in the tropics.

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References: Ballard (in prep.); Ballard, Burwell, & Lockhart (2020) In Weakley et al. (2020); Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino (2023); Ballard, Paula-Souza, & Wahlert (2014) In Kubitzki (2014); Little & McKinney (2015a) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2015); McKinney & Russell (2002); Paula-Souza & Ballard (2014); Wahlert et al. (2014). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Violaceae© Scott Ward | Viola pubescens | Original Image ⭷
image #2 of Violaceae© Alan Cressler: Hybanthus concolor, Pigeon Mountain, Crockford-Pigeon Mountain Wildlife Management Area, Walker County, Georgia 2 by Alan Cressler | Cubelium concolor source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Violaceae© Keith Bradley | Pombalia
image #4 of Violaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Viola CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Violaceae© Edwin Bridges | Viola
image #6 of Violaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Cubelium concolor CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image #7 of Violaceae© Richard & Teresa Ware | Viola CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG
image #8 of Violaceae© Alan M. Cressler | Viola
image #9 of Violaceae© Avilez, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Avilez | Pombalia source | Original Image ⭷

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