Biology:Viola brittoniana
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
| Viola brittoniana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Violaceae |
| Genus: | Viola |
| Species: | V. brittoniana
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| Binomial name | |
| Viola brittoniana Pollard
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Viola pedatifida subsp. brittoniana | |
Viola brittoniana, known as coast violet, northern coastal violet and Britton's violet, is a rare, acaulescent blue-flowered violet that is endemic to the eastern United States. It has distinctive leaves with narrow lobes and deep sinuses.[1] It is a perennial.[2]
Conservation status
It is listed as endangered in Connecticut[3] and Pennsylvania.[2] It is listed as threatened in Massachusetts and as possibly extirpated in Maine.[2]
References
- ↑ "Viola brittoniana (Coast violet): Go Botany". https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/viola/brittoniana/.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Plants Profile for Viola brittoniana (northern coastal violet)". https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=VIBR.
- ↑ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 9 January 2018.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)
Wikidata ☰ Q17564935 entry
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