Viola walteri

Family:VIOLACEAE
Species:Viola walteri House
Common Name:Walter's Violet; Prostrate Blue Violet
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Perennial
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:VIWA
Plant Notes:Walter's Violet is a native herbaceous perennial in the Violet family (Wiolaceae). It is native to most of Alabama. Walter's Violet occurs in hardwood forests, in rocky woods, and on roadside banks. It is an herbaceous perennial from a fleshy rhizome or erect caudex. It forms clones from green or reddish stolons that root at the nodes. Leaves are basal and cauline. The leaves are alternate, petiolate, ovate to reniform in outline, deeply cordate, with crenulate or serrate margins. The surface of the blade is glabrous or pubescent. The upper surface of the leaf is dark green and the lower surface is reddish-purple. The leaf is subtended by laciniate stipules. Flowers are solitary from the axils of the leaves. Each flower has 5 pale blue petals. The lower 3 petals often have white towards the base and dark purple veins. The fruit is a capsule. Walter's Violet is often cultivated in woodland gardens. It can be purchased from many wildflower nurseries. Old plants can be divided or new plants can be grown from seed. It makes and excellent low ground cover to shady areas.—A. Diamond.
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
References:**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

FamilyVIOLACEAE - Violet family
Genus Viola
Species Viola walteri House - Walter's Violet; Prostrate Blue Violet

Citation

Citation Viola walteri House, Torreya 6(8): 172–173. 1906.
Basionym: **
Type: USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Berkeley Co.: Near Goose Creek, 30 Mar 1933, Hunnewell 12638 (neotype: GH). Neotypified by D.B. Ward, J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 2: 485. 2008.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Viola allegheniensis Viola allegheniensis L. Henry, Castanea 18: 53, t. 2. 1953, non Schultes 1819. WEST VIRGINIA: Somerset Co.: Kimberly Run, 2.5 mi. SW of Somerset, 13 May 1950, Henry s.n. (holotype: CM).
Viola appalachiensis Viola appalachiensis L. Henry, Castanea 18: 131. 1953.Viola allegheniensis L. Henry 1953, non Schultes 1819. 
Viola canina var. multicaulis Viola canina Linnaeus, var. multicaulis (Torrey & A. Gray) A. Gray, Bot. Gaz. 11: 292. 1886.Viola muhlenbergii Torrey, var. multicaulis Torrey & A. Gray 1838. 
Viola muhlenbergii var. multicaulis Viola muhlenbergii Torrey, var. multicaulis Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 140. 1838. KENTUCKY
Viola multicaulis Viola multicaulis (Torrey & A. Gray) Britton, Mem. Torrey Bot. Club 5: 227. 1894, non Jordan 1851.Viola muhlenbergii Torrey, var. multicaulis Torrey & A. Gray 1838. 

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, Barbour, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Cleburne, Conecuh, Covington, Dallas, Escambia, Fayette, Franklin, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lee, Lowndes, Macon, Marengo, Marion, Monroe, Montgomery, Perry, Pickens, Pike, Russell, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Washington, Wilcox

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1872 - 1994

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
SAMF0006647 Bibb 25 Mar 2017 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6498
SAMF
Viola walteri House
TROY000028764 Marengo 26 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1744
TROY
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_3535 Lee 5 Apr 1952 Adkins, Jr., T.R.
AUA
Viola Walteri House
TROY000024543 Tallapoosa 18 Apr 2006 Barger, T. Wayne
112
TROY
Viola walteri House
UNA00068839 Sumter 19 Mar 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3418
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0004480 Sumter 19 Mar 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3418
UWAL
Viola walteri House
JSU146102 Cleburne 06 May 1992 Hutchinson, Francine
1065
JSU
Viola walteri House
UNA00053690 Blount 14 Mar 1997 Keener, Brian R.
12
UNA
Viola walteri House
JSU138079 Tuscaloosa 02 Apr 1976 Whetstone, R. David
8068
JSU
Viola walteri House
AUA000042070 Bibb 21 Mar 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP188
AUA
Viola Walteri House
JSU138069 Cherokee 04 Apr 1978 Gay, Cheri
26
JSU
Viola walteri House
UNA00011636 Tuscaloosa 24 Feb 1959 Williamson, Nelda Kathleen
s.n.
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0045552 Barbour 21 Mar 2018 Horne, Howard E.
4410
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UNA00011661 Tuscaloosa 28 Apr 1950 Crawford, Lloyd C.
1106
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0004477 Jefferson 28 Mar 1981 Kral, Robert
66753
UWAL
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_33626 Dallas 6 Apr 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
880
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0051435 Jefferson 11 Mar 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1303
UWAL
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_44263 Conecuh 22 Mar 1985 Diamond, Alvin R.
111
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UNA00061315 Lawrence 22 Apr 2000 England, J. Kevin
148
UNA
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_55045 Pickens 29 Mar 1972 Kral, Robert
45251
AUA
Viola Walteri House
TROY000028871 Sumter 19 Mar 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3418
TROY
Viola walteri House
UNA00017360 Bibb 30 Mar 1969 Thomas, Joab L.
1896
UNA
Viola walteri House
SAMF0002571 Jefferson 04 Mar 1955 Stallings, Ruth
s.n.
SAMF
Viola walteri House
UWAL0009792 Walker 25 Feb 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6870
UWAL
Viola walteri House
JSU138076 Sumter 07 Apr 1973 Windsor, Susan
s.n.
JSU
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_3536 Lee 5 Apr 1952 Davis, Donald E.
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UNA00011676 Tuscaloosa 20 Mar 1963 Farrell, Lenore E.
s.n.
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0004476 Jefferson 17 Mar 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3388
UWAL
Viola walteri House
TROY000032580 Montgomery 07 Apr 2011 Diamond, Alvin R.
21855
TROY
Viola walteri House
JSU138067 Calhoun 06 Apr 1970 Boone, W.E. (Bill)
s.n.
JSU
Viola walteri House
UNA00011646 Bibb 11 Apr 1979 Wiersema, John H.
518
UNA
Viola walteri House
UNA00011676 Tuscaloosa 20 Mar 1963 Farrell, Lenore E.
s.n.
UNA
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_33634 Perry 7 Apr 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
902
AUA
Viola Walteri House
JSU138077 Talladega 22 Apr 1995 Ballard, J. Mark
5452
JSU
Viola walteri House
UWAL0037137 Jefferson 23 Apr 2016 Spaulding, Daniel D.
14566
UWAL
Viola walteri House
SAMF0002570 Franklin 16 Mar 2012 Davenport, Lawrence J.
4980
SAMF
Viola walteri House
JSU138070 Clarke 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18779
JSU
Viola walteri House
UNA00011621 Walker 02 Apr 1977 Haynes, Robert R.
6077
UNA
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_3538 Lee 12 Apr 1952 Dupree, H.K.
AUA
Viola Walteri House
JSU138065 Calhoun 26 Mar 1974 Atkinson, Tim A.
TAA41
JSU
Viola walteri House
TROY000048422 Shelby 20 Mar 2010 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13226
TROY
Viola walteri House
JSU138066 Calhoun 03 Apr 1968 Stuart, Martha
s.n.
JSU
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_14112 Calhoun 10 Apr 1968 O'Neal, Judy
AUA
Viola Walteri House
TROY000049403 Lowndes 01 Mar 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29181
TROY
Viola walteri House
UNA00011666 Conecuh 21 Mar 1987 Haynes, Robert R.
8834
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0052150 Bibb 02 Mar 2019 Keener, Brian R.
10996
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UNA00011641 Tuscaloosa 09 Mar 1952 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0017766 Washington 28 Mar 1986 Kral, Robert
73184
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UNA00057777 Bibb 31 Oct 1992 Allison, James R.
7414
UNA
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_33605 Shelby 4 Apr 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
861
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0010932 Clarke 10 Mar 2007 Kral, Robert
97822
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UWAL0051434 Talladega 31 Mar 1967 Kral, R.
28058
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UNA00061224 Lawrence 05 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11709b
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0009837 Franklin 10 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6897
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UNA00055452 Fayette 17 Mar 2002 Haynes, Robert R.
10221
UNA
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_61957 Choctaw 3 Mar 1995 Crouch, Virginia E.
1309
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0005851 Wilcox 10 Apr 1983 Kral, Robert
69894
UWAL
Viola walteri House
TROY000024446 Wilcox 13 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4045
TROY
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_33826 Shelby 18 Apr 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1031
AUA
Viola Walteri House
SAMF0002573 Jefferson 15 May 1957 Helms, Peggy
s.n.
SAMF
Viola walteri House
UWAL0038740 Choctaw 17 Mar 2018 Keener, Brian R.
10504
UWAL
Viola walteri House
TROY000024542 Lawrence 05 Apr 2003 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11709b
TROY
Viola walteri House
TROY000034565 Wilcox 10 Apr 1983 Kral, Robert
69894
TROY
Viola walteri House
JSU138072 Franklin 18 Mar 1994 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.
JSU
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_71802 Sumter 19 Mar 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3418
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0004479 Marengo 26 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1744
UWAL
Viola walteri House
TROY000036206 Franklin 10 Mar 2012 Keener, Brian R.
6897
TROY
Viola walteri House
UWAL0030403 Bibb 07 Apr 1993 Kral, Robert
82067
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UWAL0009996 Shelby 20 Mar 2010 Spaulding, Daniel D.
13226
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UNA00066559 Fayette 27 Feb 1999 Haynes, Robert R.
9936
UNA
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_61377 Choctaw 4 May 1995 Crouch, Virginia E.
1368
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0047975 Lawrence 17 Mar 2020 England, J. Kevin
10752
UWAL
Viola walteri House
TROY000024545 Jefferson 17 Mar 2007 Keener, Brian R.
3388
TROY
Viola walteri House
UWAL0004475 Clarke 11 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1662
UWAL
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_52541 Pike 17 Mar 1992 Diamond, Alvin R.
7993
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0052118 Bibb 09 Mar 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11004
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UNA00023538 Tuscaloosa 10 Mar 1994 Haynes, Robert R.
9440
UNA
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_39541 Wilcox 16 Apr 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
494
AUA
Viola Walteri House
TROY000009743 Clarke 10 Mar 2002 Kral, Robert
92147
TROY
Viola walteri House
TROY000026116 Butler 24 Mar 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20551
TROY
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_45686 Escambia 3 Apr 1971 Kirkland, Reo
006
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0018544 Lowndes 06 Apr 1993 Kral, Robert
81998
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UNA00011651 Russell 03 Apr 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
7692
UNA
Viola walteri House
SAMF0006764 Bibb 25 Mar 2017 Davenport, Lawrence J.
6501
SAMF
Viola walteri House
TROY000009742 Choctaw 16 Mar 2003 Kral, Robert
93643
TROY
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_48516 Pike 7 Mar 1988 Diamond, Alvin R.
4149
AUA
Viola Walteri House
TROY000029200 Choctaw 18 Mar 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5070
TROY
Viola walteri House
UNA00011337 Clarke 16 Apr 1891 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0004478 Lamar 20 Mar 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5094
UWAL
Viola walteri House
JSU144058 Cleburne 10 Apr 1993 Hutchinson, Francine
1294
JSU
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_3534 Clarke 19 Mar 1955 Davis, Donald E.
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UNA00011631 Tuscaloosa 19 Mar 1953 Chermock, Ottilie D.
s.n.
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0013932 Bullock 18 Apr 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1584
UWAL
Viola walteri House
JSU138073 Franklin 28 Apr 1993 Whetstone, R. David
16412
JSU
Viola walteri House
JSU138074 Jefferson 23 May 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
322
JSU
Viola walteri House
UNA00011347 Choctaw 16 May 1895 Mohr, Charles
s.n.
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0046545 Autauga 02 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
368
UWAL
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_33619 Perry 6 Apr 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
889
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0047587 Dallas 15 Apr 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-60
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UWAL0034382 Monroe 03 Aug 1996 Kral, Robert
86345
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UWAL0033899 Fayette 30 Mar 2016 Keener, Brian R.
9434
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UNA00011626 Autauga 16 Apr 1980 Haynes, Robert R.
7744
UNA
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_3537 Lee 7 Apr 1949 Duncan, Wilbur H.
9199
AUA
Viola Walteri House
JSU138078 Tuscaloosa 02 Apr 1976 Atkinson, Tim A.
1147
JSU
Viola walteri House
TROY000044829 Autauga 02 Mar 2017 Parker, Matthew R.
368
TROY
Viola walteri House
UWAL0045896 Jefferson 02 Mar 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15130
UWAL
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_36989 Clarke 26 Mar 1981 O'Halloran, K.
022A
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0045974 Fayette 15 Apr 2018 Spaulding, Daniel D.
15203
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UNA00011656 Chilton 20 Mar 1987 Haynes, Robert R.
8781
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0014274 Marion 04 Oct 2012 Keener, Brian R.
7569
UWAL
Viola walteri House
UNA00011671 Tuscaloosa 26 Mar 1950 Chermock, Ralph L.
s.n.
UNA
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_51866 Monroe 16 Jan 1991 Diamond, Alvin R.
7208
AUA
Viola Walteri House
TROY000024544 Tuscaloosa 24 Feb 1994 Mann, Carroll J.
23
TROY
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_12266 Macon 10 Apr 1965 Koelling, Alfred C.
2144
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0019623 Blount 05 Apr 1993 Kral, Robert
81950
UWAL
Viola walteri House
AUA000041216 Covington 26 Oct 2013 Hansen, Curtis J.
5855
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UNA00011342 Tuscaloosa 01 Apr 1872 Smith, Eugene A.
s.n.
UNA
Viola walteri House
UWAL0004482 Wilcox 13 Mar 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4045
UWAL
Viola walteri House
TROY000029084 Lamar 20 Mar 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5094
TROY
Viola walteri House
ALNHS00002871 Bibb 21 Mar 2014 Barger, T. Wayne
SP#188
ALNHS
Viola walteri House
SAMF0002572 Jefferson 11 Apr 1958 McCullough, Herbert A.
s.n.
SAMF
Viola walteri House
UWAL0004474 Choctaw 18 Mar 2009 Keener, Brian R.
5070
UWAL
Viola walteri House
TROY000038273 Bullock 18 Apr 2013 Dykes, Bailee
1584
TROY
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_33749 Bibb 14 Apr 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1003
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0038759 Lowndes 08 Apr 2018 Keener, Brian R.
10538
UWAL
Viola walteri House
TROY000009744 Marengo 28 Mar 1981 Kral, Robert
66731
TROY
Viola walteri House
JSU138068 Calhoun 06 Apr 1970 Boone, W.E. (Bill)
s.n.
JSU
Viola walteri House
ALNHS00001602 Clarke 17 Feb 2012 Horne, Howard E.
SWS-27
ALNHS
Viola walteri House
JSU138071 Franklin 18 Mar 1994 Whetstone, R. David
s.n.
JSU
Viola walteri House
AUA_ACC_60934 Lee 3 Apr 1964 Jones, Sam
AUA
Viola Walteri House
UWAL0004481 Wilcox 27 Mar 2009 England, J. Kevin
1766
UWAL
Viola walteri House
JSU138075 Jefferson 11 Mar 1985 Barber, J. Patrick
1303
JSU
Viola walteri House
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