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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Violaceae |
Genus: | Viola |
Species: | V. sagittata
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Binomial name | |
Viola sagittata |
Viola sagittata, commonly called the arrowleaf violet, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the violet family ( Violaceae). It is native to the eastern North America in Canada and the United States, where it is widespread. [2] It is found in a variety of natural habitats, but is most common in dry, open communities such as prairies, glades, or woodlands, often in sandy or rocky soil. [3] [4]
Viola sagittata is an stemless perennial. It can be distinguished from other Viola in its area by its leaves that are much longer than wide, with truncate to subcordate bases. [5] It produces purple flowers in the spring. [3]
Two varieties are currently recognized. [4] [6] They are quite distinct, which has led some taxonomists to consider them to be distinct species. [7] The varieties are:
Viola sagittata | |
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Scientific classification
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Violaceae |
Genus: | Viola |
Species: | V. sagittata
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Binomial name | |
Viola sagittata |
Viola sagittata, commonly called the arrowleaf violet, [1] is a species of flowering plant in the violet family ( Violaceae). It is native to the eastern North America in Canada and the United States, where it is widespread. [2] It is found in a variety of natural habitats, but is most common in dry, open communities such as prairies, glades, or woodlands, often in sandy or rocky soil. [3] [4]
Viola sagittata is an stemless perennial. It can be distinguished from other Viola in its area by its leaves that are much longer than wide, with truncate to subcordate bases. [5] It produces purple flowers in the spring. [3]
Two varieties are currently recognized. [4] [6] They are quite distinct, which has led some taxonomists to consider them to be distinct species. [7] The varieties are: