Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola brittoniana Pollard sect. Viola |
Synonyms | Viola atlantica Britton |
Viola baxteri House | |
Viola pectinata E.P.Bicknell | |
Habitat | sands and heaths |
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 | tuft |
Cultivation | open 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 |
Territory |
Northern America
Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Maine , Masachusettes , New Jersey , New York , Pennsylvania ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Delaware , Maryland , North Carolina , South Carolina , Virginia) |
Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
Comments | VIOLACEAE
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