Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola septemloba Leconte |
Synonyms | Viola insignis Pollard |
Viola vicinalis Greene | |
Habitat | sandy grassland |
Altitude | 0-200m |
Description | acaulescent, not stoloniferous, leaves ovate, lobate, cordate, entire, acute, mucronate, glabrous, sepals lanceolate or ovate, lower petal 15-25mm, spur lilac, 2-3mm |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | blue-violet |
Bloom | early spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, moist, sandy soil |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Territory |
Northern America
South-Central U.S.A. (Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Florida , Georgia , Louisiana , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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