Flora of the Southeastern United States
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VIOLACEAE

Viola septentrionalis Greene. Section: Nosphinium. Subsection: Borealiamericanae. Northern Wood Violet. Phen: May-Jun. Hab: Moist woods, moist thickets. Dist: Boreal and montane, interruptedly transcontinental, NL to e.-c. ONT, s. to NJ, PA, along Appalachians to w. NC and e. TN; apparently disjunct in the nw. Rocky Mtns (reports in the s. Great Lakes and Midwest are misidentifications) (P. McMillan, pers. comm.), e. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997), MI, WI, MT, and WA.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Syn: = G, Il, K1, K3, Va, W, WV, Ballard () (in prep), Gil-ad (1998); ? Viola septentrionalis var. septentrionalis – F; < Viola sororia – C, FNA6, K4, Mo3, Haines (2001); < Viola sororia var. sororia – McKinney & Russell (2002)

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