. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 7. Viola missouriensis Greene. Missouri Violet. Fig. 2929. I'iola missouriensis Greene, Pittonia 4: 141. 1900. Glabrous, cespitose, the stout ascending rootstock often branching; leaves at vernal flowering 3'-6' high, the blades ovate-deltoid, cordate at base, often with concave upper margins; mature leaves 6-12' high, the blades 2i'-4' wide, as long as broad, acuminate, rat
. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British possessions : from Newfoundland to the parallel of the southern boundary of Virginia and from the Atlantic Ocean westward to the 102nd meridian . 7. Viola missouriensis Greene. Missouri Violet. Fig. 2929. I'iola missouriensis Greene, Pittonia 4: 141. 1900. Glabrous, cespitose, the stout ascending rootstock often branching; leaves at vernal flowering 3'-6' high, the blades ovate-deltoid, cordate at base, often with concave upper margins; mature leaves 6-12' high, the blades 2i'-4' wide, as long as broad, acuminate, rather coarsely crenate-serrate; corolla pale violet with a darker band above the white center, spurred petal gla- brous ; sepals lanceolate or ovate-oblong and obtuse, narrowly white-margined, slightly ciliolate; capsules from apetalous flowers broadly ellipsoid, finely dotted with brown, 5"-6" long; seeds bright buff, nearly i" long. River bottoms and low woods. Missouri and Ol;lahoma, south to Louisiana and Texas. April-May. 8. Viola sororia \Mlld. Woolly Blue Violet. Fig. 2930. Fiola sororia Willd. Enum. 263. 1809. Viola cuspidata Greene, Pittonia 3: 314. 1898. Rootstock stout, often branching; petioles and under surface of young leaves, and often the scapes, villous-pubescent; the blades ovate to orbicular or even reniform. with an obtuse short point, cordate. crenate-serrate, sometimes 4' wide when mature; corolla violet to lavender, and occasionally white; oiiter sepals ovate-oblong, commonly obtuse, all finely ciliate below the middle and on the short rounded auricles; cleistogamous flowers ovoid on short hori- zontal peduncles, usually underground, but length- ened and erect when the capsules ripen; capsules usually mottled with brown; seeds dark brown, i" long. Moist meadows, shady ledges and dooryards, western Quebec and New England to Minnesota, south to North Carolina and Oklahoma. April-May.
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