Cubelium

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Cubelium
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Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Cubelium
Raf. ex Britton & A.Br. (1897)
Species:
C. concolor
Binomial name
Cubelium concolor
(T.F.Forst.) Raf. ex Britton & A.Br. (1897)
Synonyms [1]
  • Calceolaria concolor(T.F.Forst.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Cubelium concolor f. subglabrumEames (1930)
  • Hybanthus concolor(T.F.Forst.) Spreng. (1824)
  • Ionidium concolor(T.F.Forst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Watson (1878)
  • Ionidium sprengelianumSchult. (1819)
  • Noisettia acuminataGing. (1824)
  • Solea concolor(T.F.Forst.) Ging. (1824)
  • Solea strictaSpreng. (1813)
  • Viola concolorT.F.Forst. (1802)
  • Viola sprengelianaSteud. (1821), not validly publ.
  • Viola strictaMuhl. ex Pursh (1813), pro syn.

Cubelium concolor (synonym Hybanthus concolor), commonly known as eastern green violet, [2] is a flowering plant in the violet family (Violaceae). It is native to eastern North America, [3] where it ranges from Ontario south to Florida, and from Vermont west to Kansas and Oklahoma. [1]

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Description

Green violet is a shrub-like herb that grows to a height of 30 cm to 1 m. Its inconspicuous flowers are small, close to the stem, and green. [4] It blooms from May to June in Ontario and from April to June in Connecticut.

Botanical illustration of Hybanthus concolor Hybanthus concolor BB-1913.png
Botanical illustration of Hybanthus concolor

Habitat

The natural habitat of Cubelium concolor is in nutrient rich, calcareous forests and woodlands, typically in mesic or bottomland conditions. [5] It is found less frequently in dry forests and glades. [5] [6] It is a fairly conservative species, and is only found in areas with an intact native herbaceous layer. [7]

Most of the Canadian populations are located along the Niagara Escarpment, a prime habitat for green violet.

References

  1. 1 2 Cubelium concolor (T.F.Forst.) Raf. ex Britton & A.Br. Plants of the World Online . Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ↑ Hybanthus concolor (T.F. Forst.) Spreng. UDSA Plants Database. 02 Dec 2011
  3. ↑ "Hybanthus concolor". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. ↑ Green Violet Hybanthus concolor Wildwood Park, Focus on a Species, Number 40, May 14, 2007
  5. 1 2 Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  6. ↑ Yatskievych, George (2013). Flora of Missouri, Volume 3. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 1222.
  7. ↑ Green Violet Hybanthus concolor Woodland Wildflowers of Illinois. 02 Dec 2011
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