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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
DelawareSNRYes
OklahomaS4Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
VermontSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KansasSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
KentuckySNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
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.