Viola macloskeyi

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Viola macloskeyi
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species:
V. macloskeyi
Binomial name
Viola macloskeyi
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Viola macloskeyi in US-Canada

Viola macloskeyi (small white violet, northern white violet, smooth white violet, sweet white violet, western sweet violet, western sweet-white violet, wild white violet) [1] is a flowering perennial plant in the violet family (Violaceae). [2]

It is native to Canada, the northeastern, north-central, northwestern, southeastern, and southwestern United States and California, and the French islands of Saint Pierre and Miquelon. [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Viola macloskeyi". Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN). Agricultural Research Service (ARS), United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2010-03-10.
  2. USDA, NRCS (n.d.). "Viola macloskeyi". The PLANTS Database (plants.usda.gov). Greensboro, North Carolina: National Plant Data Team. Retrieved 2010-03-10.