Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola brittoniana Pollard sect. Viola |
Bibliography | Bot. Gaz. 26(5): 332 (1898) |
Native Range | e. USA |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | sands |
Altitude | 0-100m |
Description | glabrous, leaves pinnate, segments 5-15, narrow, flowers with white center |
Size | 5-30cm |
Color | dark bluish purple |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | perennial |
Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
Synonyms | Viola atlantica Britton Viola pedatifida ssp. brittoniana (Pollard) L.E.McKinney Viola pedatifida var. brittoniana (Pollard) R.J.Little & L.E.McKinney |
Territory | 7 Northern America 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, MAI Maine, MAS Masachusettes, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, PEN Pennsylvania) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (DEL Delaware, MRY Maryland, NCA North Carolina, SCA South Carolina, VRG Virginia) |