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Viola pubescens

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Downy Yellow Violet

G5Secure Found in 3 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133965

Element CodePDVIO041R0

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

downy yellow violet (EN) Violette pubescente (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.

Conservation Status

Rank MethodExpertise without calculation

Review Date2016-05-13

Change Date1984-10-03

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (2)

CanadaNNR

Province	Rank	Native
Ontario	S5	Yes
Prince Edward Island	S2	Yes
New Brunswick	S4	Yes
Saskatchewan	S2	Yes
Quebec	SNR	Yes
Manitoba	S4	Yes
Nova Scotia	S4	Yes

United StatesN5

Province	Rank	Native
Texas	SNR	Yes
South Dakota	SNR	Yes
Mississippi	S3	Yes
Rhode Island	S1	Yes
North Carolina	S4	Yes
West Virginia	S5	Yes
Illinois	SNR	Yes
District of Columbia	SNR	Yes
Kentucky	S5	Yes
Massachusetts	SNR	Yes
Missouri	SNR	Yes
Maine	SNR	Yes
Virginia	S5	Yes
New York	SNR	Yes
Connecticut	SNR	Yes
South Carolina	SNR	Yes
Wisconsin	SNR	Yes
Indiana	SU	Yes
Iowa	S4	Yes
Tennessee	SNR	Yes
Louisiana	S1	Yes
Arkansas	SNR	Yes
Vermont	S5	Yes
New Hampshire	SNR	Yes
Ohio	SU	Yes
Michigan	SNR	Yes
Minnesota	SNR	Yes
Wyoming	S2	Yes
Oklahoma	SNR	Yes
Pennsylvania	S5	Yes
Maryland	SNR	Yes
New Jersey	SNR	Yes
North Dakota	SNR	Yes
Nebraska	SNR	Yes
Delaware	S4	Yes
Alabama	SNR	Yes
Kansas	S3	Yes

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (3)

Virginia (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Elliott Knob	George Washington National Forest	9,380
The Priest	George Washington National Forest	5,737

Wisconsin (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
09154 - St. Peters Dome	Chequamegon-Nicolet National Forest	4,002

References (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.
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.