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Viola nephrophylla Greene
northern bog violet

       
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Photo of Viola nephrophylla Greene
Joe F. Duft. USDA NRCS. 1992. Western wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. West Region, Sacramento. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.
 
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Viola nephrophylla Greene

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Synonyms:
Viola nephrophylla Greene

  VIMA7 Viola maccabeana M.S. Baker
  VINEA Viola nephrophylla Greene var. arizonica (Greene) Kearney & Peebles
  VINEC Viola nephrophylla Greene var. cognata (Greene) C.L. Hitchc.
  VIPR5 Viola pratincola Greene
  VIRE9 Viola retusa Greene
 

Distribution:
Viola nephrophylla Greene

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, IA, ID, IL, IN, KS, LA, MA, ME, MI, MN, MO, MT, ND, NE, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, SD, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), CAN (AB, BC, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT)
 

Related Taxa:
Viola nephrophylla Greene

View 4 genera in Violaceae, 125 species in Viola
 

Classification:
Viola nephrophylla Greene

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Dilleniidae
Order Violales
Family Violaceae – Violet family
Genus Viola L. – violet
Species Viola nephrophylla Greene – northern bog violet
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Viola nephrophylla Greene

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Connecticut:
northern bog violet              Special Concern
Massachusetts:
northern bog violet              Endangered
New Hampshire:
kidney-leaved violet              Threatened
New York:
northern bog violet              Endangered
Ohio:
northern bog violet              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Viola nephrophylla Greene

Viola pratincola
northern bog violet
prairie blueviolet
wild pansy
wild violet

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Viola nephrophylla Greene

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACW,FACW+ FACW FACW FACW+ FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW FACW NO NO NO

Viola pratincola:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU,FAC NI FACU FAC FAC FAC- FAC NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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More Accounts and Images:
Viola nephrophylla Greene

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 22117.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 
 
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