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Viola ×greenmanii
Viola ×greenmanii House
Northern Bog Hybrid Violet
Violaceae (Violet family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: VIGR4
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Hybrid progeny of Viola cucullata and V. triloba. (Webref: 27).
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 14 inches tall.
Leaf: "Leaves pubescent on petioles, and under surface of blade as in V. triloba, some cordate-ovate, others three-lobed with broad middle segment; offspring of hybrid reverting variously to the characters of the parents, some plants bearing only broad uncut leaves, other plants bearing only three-parted leaves, still others intermediate..." (Bibref: 1797).
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Purple , VioletBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: CT , MA , NY , PAWeb Reference
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.Webref 6 - Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database] (2018) USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program, National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
Webref 27 - USDA Plants Database (2018) USDA, NRCS.
Additional resources
USDA: Find Viola ×greenmanii in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Viola ×greenmanii in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Viola ×greenmanii
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-04Research By: Joseph A. Marcus