Viola eriocarpa

ClassificationDicots
FamilyViolaceae
Family (Traditional)Violaceae
GenusViola
Species:Viola eriocarpa Schwein.
Common NameDowny Yellow Violet
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Perennial; General Ecology: Terrestrial; Growth Habit: forb; Region of Origin: North America; Reproductive Phenology: March; Reproductive Phenology: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Fragrance: No; Leaf Persistance: Deciduous; Leaf Petiole Type: petiolate; Leaf Type: broadleaf; Leaf Venation: palmate; Leaflet Margins: serrate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Yellow; Fruit Dehiscence: Yes; Fruit Type: Capsule; Fruit Wet/Dry: Dry; Hypanthium Present: No; Ovary Position: Superior; Overall Flower Symmetry: Zygomorphic; Perianth Present: Yes; Petal Fusion: No; Petal Number: 5; Placentation Type: Parietal; Sepal Fusion: No; Sepal Number: 5; Sexuality: monoclinous; Sporangium Arrangement: N/A
C value
StatusNative
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** Not applicable or data not available.

Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display the its name. Click the question mark icon () to view additional information about the ecoregions shown. In the map legend, there are links to toggle the visibility of the ecoregions and/or their labels. In addition, clicking on an ecoregion name will highlight that region on the map.

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Ecoregions
  • Southeastern Plains
    • Blackland Prarie
  • Blue Ridge Mountains
  • Ridge and Valley
  • Cumberland Plateau
  • Cumberland Mountains
  • Allegheny Plateau
  • Interior Plateau
    • Bluegrass Region
    • Nashville Basin
    • Pennyroyal Karst Plain
    • Western Highland Rim
    • Eastern Highland Rim

Synonyms

SynonymFull Citation
Viola eriocarpa Viola eriocarpa Schwein.
Viola eriocarpa var. eriocarpa Viola eriocarpa var. eriocarpa
Viola eriocarpa var. leiocarpa Viola eriocarpa var. leiocarpa Fernald & Wiegand
Viola pensylvanica var. leiocarpa Viola pensylvanica var. leiocarpa (Fernald & Wiegand) Fernald
Viola pubescens var. leiocarpa Viola pubescens var. leiocarpa (Fernald & Wiegand) B. Boivin
Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula Viola pubescens var. scabriuscula Schwein. ex Torr. & A. Gray

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort.

Counties included on distribution map: Allen (KY), Barren (KY), Bullitt (KY), Carlisle (KY), Carter (KY), Christian (KY), Edmonson (KY), Estill (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Henry (KY), Jackson (KY), Jefferson (KY), Laurel (KY), Letcher (KY), Lewis (KY), Livingston (KY), McCracken (KY), McCreary (KY), McLean (KY), Madison (KY), Marion (KY), Marshall (KY), Menifee (KY), Oldham (KY), Powell (KY), Todd (KY), Trimble (KY), Warren (KY), Anderson (TN), Cannon (TN), Cheatham (TN), Coffee (TN), Davidson (TN), Dickson (TN), Grundy (TN), Hamilton (TN), Hickman (TN), Humphreys (TN), Jackson (TN), Lawrence (TN), Lewis (TN), Maury (TN), Montgomery (TN), Obion (TN), Pickett (TN), Putnam (TN), Robertson (TN), Rutherford (TN), Smith (TN), Van Buren (TN), Weakley (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, HTTU, MTSU, SWMT, TENN, UCHT, UTM, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1937 - 2018

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.
Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
UCHT019842 Humphreys Tennessee
UCHT
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0111721 Harlan Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0040338 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0100587 Christian Kentucky 20 Apr 2008
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0100389 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0040276 Rutherford Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103619 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0040438 Hickman Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0109827 Anderson Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0061218 Jefferson Kentucky 12 May 1987 Max Medley
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0061205 Harlan Kentucky 29 Apr 1979 Max Medley
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103946 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0061148 Oldham Kentucky 03 May 1983 Max Medley
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012210 Lawrence Tennessee 12 Apr 1985 Lynn Osborn
22
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012218 Davidson Tennessee 05 Apr 1991 Melissa E. Jablonski
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
31234100745742 Powell Kentucky 30 Apr 1988 Ross C. Clark
21315
EKY
Viola eriocarpa
31234100710993 Powell Kentucky 21 Apr 1996 Mary Carol Cooper
2
EKY
Viola eriocarpa
UCHT019869 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0111732 Lewis Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0070324 Bullitt Kentucky 20 May 1988 Max Medley
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0104065 Harlan Kentucky 12 May 1993 Landon McKinney
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103971 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0104069 Allen Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0093865 Maury Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103947 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0104068 Allen Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0104070 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0056159 Smith Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012219 Montgomery Tennessee 09 Apr 1994 Daniela Rupe
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012223 Cannon Tennessee 01 May 2000 Marta Bowles
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
TENN-V-0153571 Livingston Kentucky
TENN
Viola eriocarpa
TENN-V-0153570 Henry Kentucky
TENN
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0040340 Dickson Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103973 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103583 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0104071 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0032817 Obion Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
SWMT02182 Tennessee 21 Mar 1938 S.C.
SWMT
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012209 Coffee Tennessee 20 Apr 1985 Lyle Mason
13
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012211 Lewis Tennessee 23 Mar 1985 Fred Hardy
37
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012222 Davidson Tennessee 10 Apr 1996 Tina M. Kline
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012212 Coffee Tennessee 02 Apr 1986 Danny L. Bryan
23
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
31234100778065 Menifee Kentucky 24 Mar 2017 Thomas McFadden
357
EKY
Viola eriocarpa
31234100777398 Menifee Kentucky 17 Apr 2017 Thomas McFadden
416
EKY
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0040434 Christian Kentucky 08 Apr 2015 Mason Brock
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0050753 Edmonson Kentucky 20 Apr 1988 Landon McKinney
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0080060 Carlisle Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0061125 Bullitt Kentucky 10 Apr 1983 Max Medley
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103943 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103862 Marshall Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103945 Barren Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
HTTU009907 Jackson Tennessee
HTTU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012207 Cannon Tennessee 20 Apr 1970 Don Owens
35
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
UTM00975 Hickman Tennessee
UTM
Viola eriocarpa
UTM00976 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Viola eriocarpa
BRIT153408 Tennessee
VDB
Viola eriocarpa
31234100781457 Menifee Kentucky 11 Apr 2018 Thomas McFadden
820
EKY
Viola eriocarpa
UCHT019870 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0053136 Todd Kentucky 27 Mar 2016 Mason Brock
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0102325 Laurel Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0104067 Allen Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0061206 Letcher Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012225 Cannon Tennessee 1972-4 Landon McKinney
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012213 Robertson Tennessee 04 Apr 1986 Reagan Bristol
26
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012206 Cannon Tennessee 15 Apr 1973 Landon McKinney
08
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012208 Rutherford Tennessee 16 Apr 1970 Wm. McFarlin
40
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012220 Cannon Tennessee 12 Apr 1994 Chris Robbins
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012221 Van Buren Tennessee 18 Apr 1993 Lori Baxter
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
31234100711678 Menifee Kentucky 19 Apr 1980 Marty Riehemann
40
EKY
Viola eriocarpa
31234100782588 Madison Kentucky
EKY
Viola eriocarpa
UCHT019847 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Viola eriocarpa
UCHT019846 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0104066 Allen Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0091853 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0056086 Marshall Kentucky 13 Apr 2013
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0032807 Cheatham Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0080811 Trimble Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012215 Davidson Tennessee 05 Apr 1987 Bill Troup
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012226 Cannon Tennessee 1972-3 Landon McKinney
4
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012214 Davidson Tennessee 09 Apr 1987 J. Thomas Stinson
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
31234100711587 Estill Kentucky 17 Apr 1988 Richard G. Guetig
569
EKY
Viola eriocarpa
31234100752474 McCreary Kentucky 14 Apr 1979 Doug Stephens
15
EKY
Viola eriocarpa
UCHT019845 Hamilton Tennessee
UCHT
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0065169 Pickett Tennessee
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103944 McLean Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0077493 Jackson Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103955 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103957 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
HTTU016906 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Viola eriocarpa
HTTU016905 Putnam Tennessee
HTTU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012224 Hamilton Tennessee 02 Apr 2005 John S. Dockery
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012205 Wilson Tennessee 20 Apr 1980 John Douglas
11
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
BRIT153407 Tennessee
VDB
Viola eriocarpa
SWMT02181 Tennessee 07 Apr 1937 E. Lee
SWMT
Viola eriocarpa
31234100711777 Powell Kentucky 21 Apr 1998 Chris Peters
9
EKY
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103942 Edmonson Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0080032 Marion Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103972 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0061196 Carter Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103948 Hardin Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0103956 Warren Kentucky
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
APSC0061126 Jefferson Kentucky 20 Apr 1983 Max Medley
APSC
Viola eriocarpa
N/A Powell Kentucky 02 Apr 2018 Calvin Andries
54
EKY
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012217 Williamson Tennessee 07 Apr 1990 Van Colebank
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012216 Grundy Tennessee 27 Apr 1986 Landon E. McKinney
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
MTSU012227 Wilson Tennessee 22 Apr 1980 Jamie Jones
137
MTSU
Viola eriocarpa
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