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Viola affinis Leconte
sand violet

       
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Viola affinis Leconte

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Synonyms:
Viola affinis Leconte

  VICH6 Viola chalcosperma Brainerd
  VIRO8 Viola rosacea Brainerd
  VISOA Viola sororia Willd. ssp. affinis (Leconte) R.J. Little
  VISOA2 Viola sororia Willd. var. affinis (Leconte) McKinney
 

Distribution:
Viola affinis Leconte

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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 (AL, AR, CT, DC, FL, GA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Viola affinis Leconte

View 4 genera in Violaceae, 125 species in Viola
 

Classification:
Viola affinis Leconte

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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 affinis Leconte – sand violet
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Viola affinis Leconte

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.

New Hampshire:
pale early violet              Endangered
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Viola affinis Leconte

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 NO NI NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Viola affinis Leconte

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Miller Minor           Low  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Viola affinis Leconte

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 22035.

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 photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

 
 
Time Generated: 10/22/2008 12:18 AM MDT