Viola septemloba

Distribution Map: Based on vouchered plant specimens only. View county names by placing the mouse cursor over a particular county.

Family:	VIOLACEAE
Species:	Viola septemloba Leconte
Common Name:	Southern Coastal Violet
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	VISE4
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	VIOLACEAE - Violet family
Genus	Viola
Species	Viola septemloba Leconte - Southern Coastal Violet

Citation

Citation	Viola septemloba Leconte, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 141–142. 1826.
Basionym:	**
Type:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Viola vicinalis

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Butler, Cherokee, Chilton, Clarke, Clay, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Dale, DeKalb, Escambia, Franklin, Hale, Jackson, Lawrence, Lee, Macon, Marengo, Mobile, Monroe, Morgan, Pike, Tuscaloosa, Wilcox

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1874 - 1988

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
USAM000015272	Mobile	01 Feb 1975	LeLong, Michel G. 8259	USAM Viola septemloba Le Conte
ALNHS00009252	Covington	09 Apr 2024	Barger, T. Wayne SP#6303	ALNHS Viola septemloba Le Conte
UNA00011593	Bibb	11 Apr 1979	Wiersema, John H. 540	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
TROY000009728	Escambia	19 Mar 1995	Brittain, Cynthia L. 21	TROY Viola septemloba Le Conte
TROY000039168	Escambia	14 Mar 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 24867	TROY Viola septemloba Le Conte
TROY000042265	Pike	25 Mar 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26034	TROY Viola septemloba Le Conte
JSU137734	Mobile	15 Mar 1973	Bordon, Ed s.n.	JSU Viola septemloba Le Conte
UNA00034186	Wilcox	16 Apr 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 503	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
UNA00064384	Conecuh	19 Mar 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 14996	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
TROY000045761	Autauga	04 Apr 2017	Parker, Matthew R. 542	TROY Viola septemloba Le Conte
UNA00011598	Tuscaloosa	29 Mar 1977	Sisk, A.D. 97	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
AUA_ACC_42134	Monroe	20 Mar 1986	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 2166	AUA VIOLA SEPTEMLOBA LE CONTE
UNA00011568	Baldwin	21 Feb 1959	Edwards, Jackie 31	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
UNA00011598	Tuscaloosa	29 Mar 1977	Sisk, A.D. 97	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
JSU137733	Mobile	15 Mar 1973	Bordon, Ed s.n.	JSU Viola septemloba Le Conte
JSU137728	Cherokee	04 Apr 1978	Bynum, Anita W. 139	JSU Viola septemloba Le Conte
JSU137731	Franklin	13 Apr 1968	South, Jane s.n.	JSU Viola septemloba Le Conte
UNA00011578	Mobile	27 Mar 1965	Deramus, Rebecca D 333	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
AUA_ACC_44261	Wilcox	6 Apr 1985	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 328	AUA VIOLA SEPTEMLOBA LE CONTE
USAM000015271	Mobile	27 Feb 1969	Scott, D.L. 253	USAM Viola septemloba Le Conte
USAM000015270	Mobile	06 Apr 1974	LeLong, Michel G. 7557	USAM Viola septemloba Le Conte
AUA_ACC_35134	Pike	30 Mar 1974	JENKINS, J.D. 061	AUA VIOLA SEPTEMLOBA LE CONTE
AUA_ACC_64906	Conecuh	19 Mar 2005	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 14996	AUA VIOLA SEPTEMLOBA LE CONTE
TROY000009730	Dale	29 Mar 1998	Rundell, Hannelore 508	TROY Viola septemloba Le Conte
UNA00011504	Mobile	06 Mar 1965	Deramus, Rebecca D264	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
USAM000015269	Mobile	12 Mar 1968	LeLong, Michel G. 4170	USAM Viola septemloba Le Conte
AUA_ACC_25683	Clarke	11 Apr 1964	KRAL, ROBERT 19745	AUA VIOLA SEPTEMLOBA LE CONTE
UWAL0017589	Pike	25 Mar 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26034	UWAL Viola septemloba Le Conte
UWAL0014348	Lawrence	12 Apr 2009	England, J. Kevin 1921	UWAL Viola septemloba Le Conte
TROY000009727	Conecuh	19 Mar 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 14996	TROY Viola septemloba Le Conte
AUA_ACC_14743	Lee	27 Mar 1969	GREGORY, J.M. 148	AUA VIOLA SEPTEMLOBA LE CONTE
ALNHS00010546	Jackson	09 Apr 2022	Billings, Garrett G. 1168	ALNHS Viola septemloba LeConte
UNA00011583	DeKalb	05 Jun 1892	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
UWAL0015777	Escambia	14 Mar 2014	Diamond, Alvin R. 24867	UWAL Viola septemloba Le Conte
TROY000032460	Butler	27 Mar 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 18812	TROY Viola septemloba Le Conte
UWAL0033961	DeKalb	04 Apr 2015	Keener, Brian R. 8716	UWAL Viola septemloba Le Conte
UWAL0047763	Lawrence	14 Apr 2008	England, J. Kevin 548	UWAL Viola septemloba Le Conte
TROY000009726	Coffee	25 Feb 2000	Martin, Brian H. 435	TROY Viola septemloba Le Conte
UWAL0014338	Marengo	13 Apr 2009	England, J. Kevin 1945	UWAL Viola septemloba Le Conte
AUA_ACC_39543	Wilcox	16 Apr 1982	GUNN, SCOTT C. 503	AUA VIOLA SEPTEMLOBA LE CONTE
UWAL0002176	Chilton	13 Apr 2008	Spaulding, Daniel D. 12837	UWAL Viola septemloba Le Conte
AUA_ACC_22349	Macon	9 Apr 1970	WILLIAMS, ANN 031	AUA VIOLA SEPTEMLOBA LE CONTE
UNA00011588	Clay	30 Apr 1987	Haynes, Robert R. 9050	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
UNA00011573	DeKalb	12 Apr 1956	Harper, Roland M. 4350	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
JSU137732	Mobile	15 Mar 1973	Bordon, Ed s.n.	JSU Viola septemloba Le Conte
UWAL0004491	Clarke	29 Mar 1981	Kral, Robert 66799	UWAL Viola septemloba LeConte
UWAL0048001	Cherokee	27 Mar 2020	England, J. Kevin 10833	UWAL Viola septemloba Le Conte
USAM000015267	Mobile	22 Mar 1968	Scott, D.L. 107	USAM Viola septemloba Le Conte
AUA_ACC_44218	Wilcox	5 Apr 1986	DIAMOND, JR., ALVIN R. 2266	AUA VIOLA SEPTEMLOBA LE CONTE
USAM000015268	Mobile	27 Feb 1969	Scott, D.L. 253	USAM Viola septemloba Le Conte
TROY000009731	Dale	03 Mar 2000	Pennington, Tiffany 353	TROY Viola septemloba Le Conte
TROY000009725	Butler	29 Apr 2007	Diamond, Alvin R. 17459	TROY Viola septemloba Le Conte
ALNHS00000975	Baldwin	23 Feb 2012	Barger, T. Wayne SP#370	ALNHS Viola septemloba Le Conte
JSU137729	Franklin	18 Mar 1994	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Viola septemloba Le Conte
UNA00022850	Hale	11 Apr 1966	Maginness, Sherrie E. s.n.	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
UNA00027126	Mobile	26 Mar 1988	Haynes, Robert R. 9287	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
UNA00011563	Mobile	10 Mar 1874	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Viola septemloba Le Conte
UWAL0010466	Clarke	02 Mar 2012	Keener, Brian R. 6881	UWAL Viola septemloba Le Conte
JSU137730	Franklin	28 Apr 1993	Whetstone, R. David 16387	JSU Viola septemloba Le Conte
JSU142226	Clarke	21 Mar 2012	Horne, Howard E. SWS-79	JSU Viola septemloba Le Conte
ALNHS00009180	Clay	30 Apr 2019	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4892	ALNHS Viola septemloba Le Conte
UWAL0013216	Morgan	25 Mar 2012	England, J. Kevin 3269	UWAL Viola septemloba Le Conte
TROY000009729	Dale	05 Mar 1998	Rundell, Hannelore 496	TROY Viola septemloba Le Conte
UWAL0004490	Butler	27 Mar 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 18812	UWAL Viola septemloba LeConte

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Data last modified: 9/19/2025

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Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2025. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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Viola septemloba

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