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Viola ×ryoniae
Viola ×ryoniae House
Ryon's Hybrid Violet
Violaceae (Violet family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: VIRY
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Leaves nearly glabrous, broadly cordate-ovate, lobes as numerous as in V. palmata, but shorter; cleistogamous flowers intermediate in form to those of the parent species, on elongate ascending peduncles; auricles long, slightly setulose, sepals otherwise glabrous; capsule bearing few seeds. (Reslit: 2877).
Hybrid progeny of Viola cucculata and V. ×palmata. (Webref: 27).
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Herb
Leaf Complexity: Simple
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 1 foot tall.
Leaf: "Leaves nearly glabrous, broadly cordate-ovate, lobes as numerous as in V. palmata, but shorter;" (Reslit: 2877).
Flower: " ...cleistogamous flowers intermediate in form to those of the parent species, on elongate ascending peduncles; auricles long, slightly setulose, sepals otherwise glabrous;" (Reslit: 2877).
Fruit: " ...capsule bearing few seeds." (Reslit: 2877).
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: White , Purple , VioletBloom Time: Apr , May , Jun
Distribution
USA: CT , MA , NYBibliography
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 ×ryoniae in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Viola ×ryoniae in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Viola ×ryoniae
Metadata
Record Modified: 2023-01-04Research By: Joseph A. Marcus