Viola flettii Piper

Flett's violet (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Violaceae > Viola

Characteristics

Plants perennial, caulescent, not stoloniferous, 3–15 cm. Stems 1–3, ascending to erect, mostly glabrous, on caudex from fleshy rhizome. Leaves basal and cauline; basal: 1–3; stipules linear-lanceolate, margins entire or with glandular processes, apex acuminate; petiole 1.5–9.7 cm, mostly glabrous; blade purple-tinted and –veined, broadly reniform to ovate, 0.9–2.4 × 1.2–4 cm, base cordate, margins finely crenate-serrate, eciliate, apex acute to obtuse, surfaces glabrous or sparsely pubescent along veins adaxially; cauline similar to basal except: stipules ovate to lanceolate, margins entire or shallowly laciniate; petiole 0.7–5.9 cm, usually glabrous; blade 0.8–2.1 × 1.2–3.1 cm. Peduncles 1.8–7.1 cm, usually glabrous. Flowers: sepals lanceolate, margins eciliate, auricles 0.5–1.5 mm; petals soft reddish violet on both surfaces, all with yellow area basally, lower 3 dark violet-veined, lateral 2 bearded, lowest with white around yellow area, 10–15 mm, spur yellow, gibbous, 0.5–2 mm; style head bearded; cleistogamous flowers axillary. Capsules ± spherical, 5–9 mm, glabrous. Seeds dark brown to brownish purple, 2.5–3 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.03 - 0.15
Root system rhizome
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 14 - 21
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 23
Germination luminosity dark
Germination treatment stratification
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Images

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Distribution

Viola flettii world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:265921-2
WFO ID wfo-0001144631
COL ID 5BGRR
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Synonyms

Viola flettii