Viola hirsutula

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Species Distribution Map
Family:VIOLACEAE
Species:Viola hirsutula Brainerd
Common Name:Southern Woodland Violet
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:VIHI2
Plant Notes:Southern Woodland Violet is a native perennial in the Violet family (Violaceae). It can be found scattered throughout Alabama, but is not common. Southern Woodland Violet grows in dry pine or hardwood forests, on roadsides, and in cemeteries. It is an acaulescent (lacking an above ground stem) blue violet, with a short, thick underground rhizome. Southern Woodland Violet has leaves that are pubescent and mottled silvery green above with dark purple veins. Below the leaves are glabrous and pale silvery purple. The flowers are pale blue with streaks of white in the throat. The fruit is a capsule. Walter's Violet (Viola walteri House) is similar, but it produces procumbent stems and occurs usually in rich woodlands. Walter's Violet is colonial and mat forming, while the Southern Woodland Violet usually occurs as single plants. Southern Woodland Violet is not usually available from wildflower nurseries, but can easily be grown from seed. Two horticultural varies are sometimes available: Viola hirsutula 'Purpurea' with very dark foliage, and Viola hirsutula 'Alba' with silvery leaves with dark veins.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native, G4 (Global Rank)
References:**
Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyVIOLACEAE - Violet family
Genus Viola
Species Viola hirsutula Brainerd - Southern Woodland Violet

Citation

Citation Viola hirsutula Brainerd, Rhodora 9(102): 98. 1907.
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Baldwin, Blount, Bullock, Calhoun, Clarke, Clay, Conecuh, Covington, Cullman, Escambia, Etowah, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Limestone, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Talladega

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1980 - 1980

Barcode / Accession No.
County
Coll. Date
Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
UWFP018391 Baldwin 29 Dec 2001 James R. Burkhalter
18173		 UWFP
Viola hirsutula Brainerd
UWFP018392 Baldwin 03 Feb 2002 James R. Burkhalter
18193		 UWFP
Viola hirsutula Brainerd
UNA00053681 Blount 18 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
3		 UNA
Viola hirsutula Brainerd
UWAL0011086 Bullock 09 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
293		 UWAL
Viola hirsutula Brainerd
TROY000035027 Bullock 09 Feb 2012 Dykes, Bailee
293		 TROY
Viola hirsutula Brainerd
JSU137362 Calhoun 11 Mar 1986 Lawler, Carol L.
091		 JSU
Viola hirsutula Brainerd
UWAL0038795 Clarke 28 Feb 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9333		 UWAL
Viola hirsutula Brainerd
JSU137365 Clay 20 Mar 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1391		 JSU
Viola hirsutula Brainerd
JSU137364 Clay 20 Mar 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1419		 JSU
Viola hirsutula Brainerd
JSU137363 Clay 02 Apr 1993 Ballard, J. Mark
1312		 JSU
Viola hirsutula Brainerd
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