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Viola sororia

Willd.

Woolly Blue Violet

G5Secure Found in 61 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.962546
Element CodePDVIO044Y0
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
Violette parente (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 sororia to include V. septentrionalis var. septentrionalis, while Kartesz (1994) treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Review Date2016-05-05
Change Date2016-05-05
Range Extent Comments
Known from B.C., Man., N.B., Nfld. and Labr. (Nfld.), N.S., Ont., P.E.I., Que., Sask.; Alabama, Ark., Colo., Conn., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Iowa, Kans., Ky., La., Maine, Md., Mass., Mich., Minn., Miss., Mo., Mont., Nebr., N.H., N.J., N.Mex., N.Y., N.C., N.Dak., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., S.Dak., Tenn., Tex., Utah, Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis. (FNA vol. 6, 2015).
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
KentuckySNRYes
North DakotaSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
KansasS3Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
ColoradoSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
WashingtonSNRYes
VirginiaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
IowaSNRYes
ConnecticutSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
District of ColumbiaSNRYes
IndianaS5Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
MaineSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
UtahSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
New MexicoSNRYes
MontanaS3Yes
GeorgiaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
New YorkSNRYes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
British ColumbiaS3Yes
New BrunswickS5Yes
SaskatchewanS1Yes
Prince Edward IslandS4Yes
ManitobaS3Yes
Nova ScotiaS5Yes
QuebecSNRYes
OntarioS5Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (61)
Arkansas (5)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
Brush HeapOuachita National Forest4,205
Dismal CreekOzark-St. Francis National Forest9,160
East ForkOzark-St. Francis National Forest13,037
Pedestal RocksOzark-St. Francis National Forest21,957
Florida (1)
AreaForestAcres
Alexander Springs CreekOcala National Forest2,954
Georgia (5)
AreaForestAcres
Ben GapChattahoochee National Forest1,292
Helton CreekChattahoochee National Forest2,348
Lance CreekChattahoochee National Forest9,025
Miller CreekChattahoochee National Forest701
Pink KnobChattahoochee National Forest12,127
Illinois (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bay CreekShawnee National Forest120
Kentucky (1)
AreaForestAcres
WolfpenDaniel Boone National Forest2,835
New Hampshire (2)
AreaForestAcres
KearsargeWhite Mountain National Forest4,554
Presidential - Dry River ExtWhite Mountain National Forest10,555
North Carolina (14)
AreaForestAcres
Balsam ConePisgah National Forest10,591
BearwallowPisgah National Forest4,113
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Chunky Gal (addition)Nantahala National Forest3,336
Craggy MountainPisgah National Forest2,657
Dobson KnobPisgah National Forest6,111
Graveyard Ridge (addition)Pisgah National Forest1,958
Harper CreekPisgah National Forest7,325
Jarrett CreekPisgah National Forest7,485
Laurel MountainPisgah National Forest5,683
Lost CovePisgah National Forest5,944
Sam Knob (addition)Pisgah National Forest2,576
Wesser BaldNantahala National Forest4,061
Wilson CreekPisgah National Forest4,863
Oklahoma (1)
AreaForestAcres
Beech CreekOuachita National Forest8,303
Pennsylvania (1)
AreaForestAcres
Allegheny FrontAllegheny National Forest7,430
South Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Big MountainSumter National Forest2,337
Tennessee (2)
AreaForestAcres
Bald MountainCherokee National Forest11,743
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
Texas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Winters BayouNational Forests in Texas730
Vermont (1)
AreaForestAcres
Griffith Lake 09084Green Mountain and Finger Lakes National Forests1,833
Virginia (18)
AreaForestAcres
Adams PeakGeorge Washington National Forest7,135
Beards MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,505
Brush MountainJefferson National Forest6,002
Brush Mountain EastJefferson National Forest4,916
Gum RunGeorge Washington National Forest12,620
Kelley MountainGeorge Washington National Forest7,590
Little RiverGeorge Washington National Forest27,292
New London Bridge BranchJefferson National Forest844
North MountainJefferson National Forest8,377
Northern MassanuttenGeorge Washington National Forest9,444
Oak KnobGeorge Washington National Forest10,882
Patterson MountainJefferson National Forest4,865
Price MountainJefferson National Forest9,119
Ramseys Draft AdditionGeorge Washington National Forest12,781
Seng MountainJefferson National Forest6,428
SkidmoreGeorge Washington National Forest5,641
The PriestGeorge Washington National Forest5,737
Three SistersGeorge Washington National Forest8,149
West Virginia (6)
AreaForestAcres
Dolly Sods Roaring PlainMonongahela National Forest13,392
Dry River (WV)George Washington National Forest7,331
Little MountainMonongahela National Forest8,172
Marlin MountainMonongahela National Forest9,344
Mcgowan MountainMonongahela National Forest10,504
Seneca CreekMonongahela National Forest22,287
Wisconsin (1)
AreaForestAcres
09177 - Le Roy CreekChequamegon-Nicolet National Forest8,138
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.