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Viola ×subaffinis
Viola ×subaffinis House
LeConte's Hybrid Violet
Violaceae (Violet family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: VISU
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
"Leaves and sepals noticeably less obtuse than in V. nephrophylla, even somewhat acuminate; capsules of cleistogamous flowers green speckled with brown, often with only withered ovules, rarely with over eight per cent fertilized." (Reslit: 2847). "Leaf-blade broadly ovate as in V. nephrophylla, not narrowly ovate as in V. affinis, capsules spotted with purple as in V. affinis, not green as in V. nephrophylla; seeds olive-brown as in V. nephrophylla, not buff as in V. affinis." (Bibref: 1797).
Hybrid progeny of Viola affinis and V. nephrophylla. (Webref: 27).
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Leaf: "Leaves and sepals noticeably less obtuse than in V. nephrophylla, even somewhat acuminate;" (Reslit: 2847)."Leaf-blade broadly ovate as in V. nephrophylla, not narrowly ovate as in V. affinis ..." (Bibref 1797).
Flower: " ...sepals noticeably less obtuse than in V. nephrophylla, even somewhat acuminate;" (Reslit: 2847).
Fruit: " ...capsules of cleistogamous flowers green speckled with brown, often with only withered ovules, rarely with over eight per cent fertilized." (Reslit: 2847). " ...capsules spotted with purple as in V. affinis, not green as in V. nephrophylla; seeds olive-brown as in V. nephrophylla, not buff as in V. affinis." (Bibref 1797).
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Blue , VioletBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: VTBibliography
Bibref 17 - Audubon Backyard Birdwatcher: Birdfeeders and Bird Gardens (1999) Burton, R.; S. W. KressBibref 951 - Muenscher's Keys to Woody Plants (2001) Cope, E. A.; W. C. L. Muenscher
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Web Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 6 - Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database] (2018) USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 27 - USDA Plants Database (2018) USDA, NRCS.
Additional resources
USDA: Find Viola ×subaffinis in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Viola ×subaffinis in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Viola ×subaffinis
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-04Research By: Joseph A. Marcus