Confederate Violet

Scientific Name:   Viola sororia f. priceana


Variety:   priceana

Seeds have fatty appendages (elaiosomes) which attract ants that disperse seeds. Violets grow on all continents and are the larval host plant for Great Spangled Fritillary butterflies. Confederate Violet is a variegated form of Viola sororia.

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Confederate Violet

Genus species: Viola sororia f. priceana
Common Name: Confederate Violet
Variety:priceana
Family Name: Violaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs; leaves alternate, simple, entire to lobed, stipules conspicuous and often lobed or fringed; flowers bisexual, irregular, solitary; fruit a capsule.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Violet/Blue White
Identified by:J.D. Mancini
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming.
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