Viola sororia

ClassificationFlowering Plants
FamilyViolaceae
Family (Traditional)Violaceae
GenusViola
SpeciesViola sororia Willd.
Common NameCommon blue violet; Dooryard viole; Downy blue violet
Growth HabitForb
DurationPerennial
Plant Notes**
C value 1
StatusNative, FAC- (NWPL)
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Subspecies and Varieties

Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

SynonymFull CitationBasionymType
Viola champlainensis Viola X champlainensis House  
Viola floridana Viola floridana Brainerd  
Viola insessa Viola X insessa House  
Viola latiuscula Viola latiuscula Greene  
Viola melissifolia Viola X melissifolia Greene  
Viola montivaga Viola X montivaga House  
Viola napae Viola X napae House  
Viola palmata var. sororia Viola palmata var. sororia (Willd.) Pollard  
Viola papilionacea Viola papilionacea Pursh  
Viola papilionacea var. priceana Viola papilionacea var. priceana (Pollard) Alexander  
Viola priceana Viola priceana Pollard  
Viola septentrionalis Viola septentrionalis Greene  
Viola septentrionalis var. grisea Viola septentrionalis var. grisea Fernald  
Viola subaffinis Viola X subaffinis House  

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 an accession number to view full details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen, Carroll, Clark, Crawford, Daviess, Fountain, Gibson, Hamilton, Hendricks, Howard, Jennings, Kosciusko, Lake, Madison, Marion, Monroe, Morgan, Owen, Parke, Putnam, Randolph, Tippecanoe

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: BUT

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1910 - 2006

Accession No. (click for full details) County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
Image
57906 Tippecanoe 18 May 1940 Charles M. Ek
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
42514 Howard 29 Apr 1935 Chas. W. Ek
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
1911 Morgan 01 May 1926 D. C. Atkins
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
99056 Putnam 17 Apr 1910 Earl J. Grimes
30
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
81692 Crawford 28 Apr 1929 J. E. Potzger
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
8797 Monroe 28 Apr 1931 J. E. Potzger
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
95480 Fountain 28 Apr 1951 Jack McCormick
1228
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
153331 Marion 10 Apr 2006 P. A. Scott
2025
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
153330 Marion 15 Apr 2006 P. A. Scott
2039
BUT
Viola sororia var. missouriensis (Greene) L. McKinney
152740 Allen 04 May 1993 P. E. Rothrock
2798
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
151713 Parke 19 Apr 2004 R. K. Scott
67
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
1939 Marion 16 Apr 1927 Ray C. Friesner
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
1940 Marion 16 Apr 1927 Ray C. Friesner
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
1941 Marion 16 Apr 1927 Ray C. Friesner
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
1943 Marion 16 Apr 1927 Ray C. Friesner
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
1944 Marion 16 Apr 1927 Ray C. Friesner
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
1942 Marion 17 Apr 1927 Ray C. Friesner
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
40425 Owen 25 Apr 1936 Ray C. Friesner
9557
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
95129 Hendricks 28 Apr 1951 Ray C. Friesner
23992
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
94383 Daviess 06 May 1951 Ray C. Friesner
24051
BUT
Viola sororia var. missouriensis (Greene) L. MKinney
12302 Hamilton 07 May 1932 Ray C. Friesner
3888
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
1920 Marion 10 May 1920 Ray C. Friesner
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
1921 Marion 10 May 1920 Ray C. Friesner
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
80630 Gibson 11 May 1947 Ray C. Friesner
21332
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
62227 Jennings 22 May 1942 Ray C. Friesner
16679
BUT
Viola sororia var. missouriensis (Greene) L. McKinney
39129 Kosciusko 23 May 1937 Ray C. Friesner
10500
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
14194 Clark 27 May 1933 Ray C. Friesner
5623
BUT
Viola sororia var. missouriensis (Greene) L. McKinney
14312 Clark 27 May 1933 Ray C. Friesner
5623
BUT
Viola sororia var. missouriensis (Greene) L. McKinney
72865 Tippecanoe 02 Jun 1945 Ray C. Friesner
18898
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
76305 Carroll 08 Jun 1946 Ray C. Friesner
20346
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
73716 Randolph 09 Jun 1945 Ray C. Friesner
18938
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
81247 Lake 14 Jun 1947 Ray C. Friesner
21465
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
70654 Marion 09 Sep 1944 Ray C. Friesner
18729
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
70655 Marion 09 Sep 1944 Ray C. Friesner
18729
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
7570 Marion 24 Oct 1931 Ray C. Friesner
3798
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
30222 Jennings 02 May 1936 Scott McCoy
4335
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
14640 Madison 29 Sep 1933 Scott McCoy
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
1909 Marion 24 Apr 1926 Stanley A. Cain
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
4444 28 Apr 1929 Wm. Rhoades
BUT
Viola sororia Willd.
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