Biology:Viola brittoniana

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Viola brittoniana
Viola pedatifida var. brittoniana WFNY-136B.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species:
V. brittoniana
Binomial name
Viola brittoniana
Pollard
Synonyms

Viola pedatifida subsp. brittoniana

Viola brittoniana, known as coast violet, northern coastal violet and Britton's violet, is a rare, acaulescent blue-flowered violet that is endemic to the eastern United States. It has distinctive leaves with narrow lobes and deep sinuses.[1] It is a perennial.[2]

Conservation status

It is listed as endangered in Connecticut[3] and Pennsylvania.[2] It is listed as threatened in Massachusetts and as possibly extirpated in Maine.[2]

References

  1. "Viola brittoniana (Coast violet): Go Botany". https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/viola/brittoniana/. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Plants Profile for Viola brittoniana (northern coastal violet)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VIBR. 
  3. "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 9 January 2018.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)

Wikidata ☰ Q17564935 entry