Characteristics
Dicots
Viola palmata L.
EARLY BLUE VIOLET
**
Glabrate plants with many-lobed leaves are common in Florida, and have been referred to as V. septemloba. The names V. esculenta, V. edulis, V. hirsutula, and V. palmata s.str. have been applied in Florida for plants with few-lobed or mostly unlobed leaves (Brainerd 1910; Russell 1965; Gil-Ad 1998; McKinney & Russell 2002; Ward 2006; Weakley 2015; Little & McKinney in FNA, vol. 6). A further difficulty is that the earliest leaves produced (the oldest, outer ones) are often unlobed on plants.
Native FACU (NWPL) FACW (DEP)
**
Classification
MALPIGHIALES
Viola palmata L. - EARLY BLUE VIOLET
Citation
VIOLA PALMATA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 933. 1753.
**
VIRGINIA: Without data, Clayton 468 (lectotype: LINN 1052.1). Lectotypified by H. E. Ballard et al., in Weakley et al., J. Bot. Res. Inst. Texas 14: 224. 2020.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

Source
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

Click on an Accession Number to view additional details about the specimen.

Counties listed:

Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Viola palmata - 77
Viola_palmata5.jpg
Viola palmata - 103
Viola_palmata2.jpg
Viola palmata - 103
Viola_palmata3.jpg
Viola palmata - 103
Viola_palmata4.jpg
Viola palmata - 302
Viola_palmata.jpg