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Viola striata Aiton. Section: Viola. Subsection: Rostratae. Cream Violet, Pale Violet. Phen: Mar-Jun. Hab: Mesic forests and woodlands, disturbed areas. Dist: MA west to WI, south to GA, AR, and e. OK.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, F, FNA6, G, GW2, Il, K1, K3, K4, NE, Pa, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Ballard () (in prep), Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino (2023), Haines (2001), McKinney & Russell (2002)

Links to other floras: = Viola striata - FNA6

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
  • Great Plains: FACW
  • Midwest: FACW
  • Northcentral & Northeast: FACW

Heliophily ⓘ: 4

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image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Bruce Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Alan Cressler: Viola striata, Sharp-Bingham Mountain Preserve, The Nature Conservancy, Jackson County, Alabama 1 by Alan Cressler source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Armin Weise CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Richard & Teresa Ware CC-BY-NC, permission granted to NCBG | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Erik Danielson source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Armin Weise CC-BY | Original Image ⭷
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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of moist forests and woodlands as well as disturbed areas.

Stems: Stems erect to leaning, becoming prostrate; branching after flowering, mostly smooth.

Leaves: Leaves alternate; on petioles with conspicuously toothed, lance-ovate stipules at the base; round to oval with a notched base; to 2 1/2 in. long; round-toothed and smooth.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers solitary on smooth, long stalks from upper leaf axils; creamy white; about 3/4 in. wide; bilaterally symmetric; with 5 unequal petals, the 2 lateral ones bearded at the base and the lowermost with purple veins and a short, blunt backward-pointing spur.

Fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.

Comments: Closed, self-pollinating flowers are present in this Viola species.

Height: 6-13 in.

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description: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of moist forests and woodlands as well as disturbed areas.

stems: Stems erect to leaning, becoming prostrate; branching after flowering, mostly smooth.

leaves: Leaves alternate; on petioles with conspicuously toothed, lance-ovate stipules at the base; round to oval with a notched base; to 2 1/2 in. long; round-toothed and smooth.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers solitary on smooth, long stalks from upper leaf axils; creamy white; about 3/4 in. wide; bilaterally symmetric; with 5 unequal petals, the 2 lateral ones bearded at the base and the lowermost with purple veins and a short, blunt backward-pointing spur.

fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.

comments: Closed, self-pollinating flowers are present in this Viola species.

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