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Viola ×ravida
Viola ×ravida House
Gray Hybrid Violet
Violaceae (Violet family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: VIRA3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Plant small, cespitose; leaves all palmatifid, the incisions becoming shorter toward the base; the blades somewhat pubescent beneath, finely ciliate and bearing minute white hairs along the veins above; capsules nearly sterile. (Reslit: 2858).
Hybrid progeny of Viola hirsutula and V. ×palmata. (Webref: 27).
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: "Plant small ..." (Reslit: 2858).
Leaf: "... leaves all palmatifid, the incisions becoming shorter toward the base; the blades somewhat pubescent beneath, finely ciliate and bearing minute white hairs along the veins above;" (Reslit: 2858).
Fruit: "... capsules nearly sterile." (Reslit: 2858).
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , VioletBloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: DC , IN , KY , MD , NC , NJ , NY , OH , PA , TNBibliography
Bibref 17 - Audubon Backyard Birdwatcher: Birdfeeders and Bird Gardens (1999) Burton, R.; S. W. KressBibref 951 - Muenscher's Keys to Woody Plants (2001) Cope, E. A.; W. C. L. Muenscher
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Web 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 ×ravida in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Viola ×ravida in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Viola ×ravida
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-04Research By: Joseph A. Marcus