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Viola palmata

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Palmateleaf Violet

G5Secure Found in 19 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.962504
Element CodePDVIO044U0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusProvisional
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyViolaceae
GenusViola
Other Common Names
Palmate-leaved Violet (EN) Violette palmée (FR)
Concept Reference
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 6, 2015) here expands the concept of Viola palmata to include V. esculenta (= V. palmata var. heterophylla) as a variety and includes V. lovelliana in V. palmata var. palmata.
Conservation Status
Review Date2016-05-04
Change Date2016-05-04
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN2
ProvinceRankNative
OntarioS2Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
OklahomaS4Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
MarylandSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (19)
Alabama (1)
AreaForestAcres
Oakey MountainTalladega National Forest6,129
Arkansas (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
Gee CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest7,957
Little BlakelyOuachita National Forest3,342
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Georgia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Ellicott Rock AdditionChattahoochee National Forest690
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Illinois (2)
AreaForestAcres
Burke BranchShawnee National Forest6,231
Ripple HollowShawnee National Forest3,788
Missouri (2)
AreaForestAcres
Big Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest9,277
Swan Creek Rare II Study AreaMark Twain National Forest7,310
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big Indian (addition)Nantahala National Forest1,155
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Tracy RidgeAllegheny National Forest9,034
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bee CoveSumter National Forest3,025
Virginia (3)
AreaForestAcres
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Shawvers Run AdditionJefferson National Forest1,927
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.