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Viola blanda

Willd.

Smooth White Violet

G5Secure Found in 39 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.156898
Element CodePDVIO042U0
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyViolaceae
GenusViola
Other Common Names
sweet white violet (EN) Sweet White Violet (EN) Violette agréable (FR)
Concept Reference
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.
Taxonomic Comments
This record is for the broad treatment of Viola blanda, including V. blanda var. palustriformis, as recognized in Kartesz (1994, 1999). Little and McKinney in FNA (2015, vol. 6) also recognize the species broadly and do not recognize V. blanda var. palustriformis as distinct. Ballard et al. (2023) treat V. blanda var. palustriformis as V. incognita, and a more narrow treatment of V. blanda which is equivalent to V. blanda var. blanda of Kartesz (1994, 1999).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-03
Change Date2016-05-03
Edition Date1992-12-29
Edition AuthorsAnnable, C.
Rank Reasons
Common in Tennessee.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaNNR
ProvinceRankNative
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
SaskatchewanS2Yes
LabradorS4Yes
Island of NewfoundlandS4Yes
QuebecS5Yes
OntarioS5Yes
ManitobaS1Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
GeorgiaSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
VirginiaS4Yes
North CarolinaS4Yes
New JerseySNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
South CarolinaS4Yes
ConnecticutSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
MichiganSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
North DakotaS2Yes
IllinoisS1Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
West VirginiaS4Yes
IndianaS3Yes
MarylandSNRYes
DelawareS3Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
New YorkSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (39)
Georgia (2)
AreaForestAcres
Miller CreekChattahoochee National Forest701
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
New Hampshire (1)
AreaForestAcres
JobildunkWhite Mountain National Forest3,660
North Carolina (7)
AreaForestAcres
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
South Mills RiverPisgah National Forest8,588
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Woods MountainPisgah National Forest9,602
Pennsylvania (2)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
Hearts ContentAllegheny National Forest221
Tennessee (3)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver Dam CreekCherokee National Forest5,070
Sampson Mountain AdditionCherokee National Forest3,064
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Virginia (8)
AreaForestAcres
Beaver Dam CreekJefferson National Forest1,135
Elliott KnobGeorge Washington National Forest9,380
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
Mountain Lake Addition B (VA)Jefferson National Forest3,405
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
West Virginia (15)
AreaForestAcres
Canaan LoopMonongahela National Forest7,867
Cranberry AdditionMonongahela National Forest11,123
Cranberry Glades Botanical AreaMonongahela National Forest785
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry ForkMonongahela National Forest657
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
East Fork Of GreenbrierMonongahela National Forest7,167
Falls Of Hills CreekMonongahela National Forest6,925
Glady ForkMonongahela National Forest3,239
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Middle MountainMonongahela National Forest19,020
Mountain Lake Addition B (WV)Jefferson National Forest557
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Tea Creek MountainMonongahela National Forest8,295
Turkey MountainMonongahela National Forest6,421
References (4)
  1. Ballard, H.E. Jr., J.T. Kartesz, and M. Nishino. 2023. A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 150(1): 3-266.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.