Putnam Park Wildflowers


Flower ID: IMG_3745.JPG-05-29-2020
Flower name (scientific): Viola sagittata var. sagittata Aiton PY: 1789
Flower name (common): Arrow-leaved Violet
Family name (common): Violet
Family name (scientific): Violaceae
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Flower description:
     Size: 0.7 to 1.0 inches ( 1.8 to 2.5 cm)
     Petal count: 5
     Color: blue or purple
     Other: flower arrangement, Solitary
Plant description:
     Size: 4 to 8 inches ( 10. to 20. cm)
     Stem hairy:
     Other:
Leaf description: attachment is basal, type is simple
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     Other: Shape: leaf, earliest blades ovate to elliptic, mid-season blades ovate, elliptic, narrowly elliptic to narrowly deltate (FNA), sagittate or hastate (IL), arrow-shaped
Origin (native, introduced, invasive): Native
Status (common, uncommon, threatened, rare): Uncommon
Bloom time (typical): April to June
Cycle (annual, biennial, perennial): Perennial
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How to differentiate related varieties: Viola sagittata var. sagittata has sepal margins eciliate (without hairs), mid-season leaf blades with a base that is sagittate, hastate, or ± cordate and surfaces that are glabrous or sparsely pubescent. Viola sagittata var. ovata has sepal margins ciliate, mid-season leaf blades with a base that is truncate, attenuate, slightly sagittate or hastate, or ± cordate and surfaces usually densely pubescent.
Ethnobotany:
Latitude: 44.796268
Longitude: -91.513525
Altitude: 257.50
Distribution: In Wisconsin: (Adams, Brown, Buffalo, Burnett, Chippewa, Clark, Columbia, Dane, Door, Dunn, Eau Claire, Grant, Green, Green Lake, Iowa, Jefferson, Juneau, Kenosha, La Crosse, Lafayette, Lincoln, Marathon, Marinette, Marquette, Milwaukee, Monroe, Oconto, Pepin, Polk, Portage, Racine, Richland, Rock, Sauk, Sheboygan, St. Croix, Trempealeau, Walworth, Waukesha, Waupaca, Waushara, Winnebago, Wood) Click here for distribution map
In US: (AL, AR, CT, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV)
In Canada: (NB, NS, ON, QC)
References: R. John Little, Landon E. McKinney, In: Flora of North America Editorial Committee, eds. 1993+. Flora of North America North of Mexico [Online]. 22+ vols. New York and Oxford. Vol. 6. http://floranorthamerica.org/Viola_sagittata. Accessed [10-08-2021].