Viola missouriensis

ClassificationDicots
FamilyViolaceae
Family (Traditional)Violaceae
GenusViola
Species:Viola missouriensis Greene
Common NameMissouri Violet
Growth Habitforb
Plant Notes**
CharacteristicsArmaments: No; Milky Sap: No; Photosynthetic: Yes; Stipules: Yes; Woody Herbaceous: Herbaceous; Duration: Annual; 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: crenate; Leaflet Number: 0; Base Flower Color: Blue; Base Flower Color: Purple; 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 4
StatusNative; AGCP (FAC), EMP (FACU) (NWPL); TN[SNR] KY[S5] (State Rank); G5? (Global Rank)
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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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  • Counties
  • Counties - Species Present
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 lucidifolia Viola lucidifolia Newbro
Viola sororia var. missouriensis Viola sororia var. missouriensis (Greene) L.E.McKinney

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: Caldwell (KY), Christian (KY), Crittenden (KY), Fulton (KY), Hardin (KY), Harlan (KY), Hickman (KY), Hopkins (KY), McCracken (KY), Marshall (KY), Trigg (KY), Washington (KY), Blount (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Fayette (TN), Haywood (TN), Henry (TN), Humphreys (TN), Loudon (TN), Montgomery (TN), Rutherford (TN), Shelby (TN), Stewart (TN), Weakley (TN), Wilson (TN)

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

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1966 - 2017

Accession No. (click for full details) County State Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used
APSC0103595 Hopkins Kentucky
APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0103937 Marshall Kentucky
APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0000465 Montgomery Tennessee 05 Apr 1972 F Dodson
 APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0000466 Montgomery Tennessee 18 Apr 1984 E W Chester
84-3		 APSC
Viola missouriensis
MTSU012275 Rutherford Tennessee 05 Jun 1975 Landon E. McKinney
81		 MTSU
Viola missouriensis
MEM017109 Haywood Tennessee 26 Jun 1979 Vernon M. Bates Jr.
1513		 MEM
Viola missouriensis
APSC0103870 Hickman Kentucky
APSC
Viola missouriensis
MTSU012278 Rutherford Tennessee 14 May 1972 Landon E. McKinney
79		 MTSU
Viola missouriensis
MEM007211 Crittenden Kentucky 20 Apr 1972 Raymond Athey
2662		 MEM
Viola missouriensis
MEM007968 Shelby Tennessee 19 Mar 1971 John E. Thompson Jr.
31		 MEM
Viola missouriensis
APSC0000547 Stewart Tennessee 17 Apr 1991 E W Chester
91-1		 APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0042575 Caldwell Kentucky 03 Jun 2014 Mason Brock, Julian Campbell, and Martina Hines
431		 APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0080063 Fulton Kentucky 06 Jun 1984
APSC
Viola missouriensis
MTSU012282 Rutherford Tennessee 13 Apr 1984 Paula Moore
15		 MTSU
Viola missouriensis
MEM011948 McCracken Kentucky 23 Apr 1976 Raymond Athey
3282		 MEM
Viola missouriensis
MEM011938 Marshall Kentucky 17 Apr 1976 Raymond Athey
3273		 MEM
Viola missouriensis
APSC0117577 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Viola missouriensis
MTSU012280 Rutherford Tennessee 05 Jun 1975 Landon E. McKinney
85		 MTSU
Viola missouriensis
TENN-V-0151684 Loudon Tennessee
TENN
Viola missouriensis
APSC0061138 Fulton Kentucky 08 Apr 1983 Max Medley
 APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0103938 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0040409 Fayette Tennessee
APSC
Viola missouriensis
HTTU016940 Hickman Kentucky
HTTU
Viola missouriensis
MTSU012276 Davidson Tennessee 19 Apr 1975 Landon E. McKinney
73		 MTSU
Viola missouriensis
MTSU012277 Rutherford Tennessee 26 Apr 1975 Landon E. McKinney
78		 MTSU
Viola missouriensis
31234100715901 Washington Kentucky 03 Apr 1987 Charles T. Bryson
5221		 EKY
Viola missouriensis
UCHT019917 Wilson Tennessee
UCHT
Viola missouriensis
APSC0000387 Henry Tennessee 20 Apr 1990 E W Chester
90-61		 APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0077322 Hardin Kentucky 05 May 1991 Max Medley
 APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0105885 Fulton Kentucky 04 May 1969
APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0118581 Fulton Kentucky
APSC
Viola missouriensis
HTTU016938 Hickman Kentucky
HTTU
Viola missouriensis
MTSU012281 Rutherford Tennessee 05 Jun 1975 Landon E. McKinney
86		 MTSU
Viola missouriensis
MTSU012274 Rutherford Tennessee 26 Apr 1975 Landon E. McKinney
74		 MTSU
Viola missouriensis
APSC0000555 Christian Kentucky 23 Apr 1994 S M Noel
94-267		 APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0000462 Trigg Kentucky 10 Apr 1985 E W Chester
85-78		 APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0105884 McCracken Kentucky
APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0104047 Harlan Kentucky 21 May 1993 Landon McKinney
 APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0000463 Stewart Tennessee 20 Apr 1985 E W Chester
85-130		 APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0000461 Trigg Kentucky 08 Apr 1986 E W Chester
86-56		 APSC
Viola missouriensis
MTSU012283 Davidson Tennessee 09 May 1974 Landon E. McKinney
69		 MTSU
Viola missouriensis
MTSU012279 Rutherford Tennessee 14 May 1972 Landon E. McKinney
80		 MTSU
Viola missouriensis
UTM00981 Weakley Tennessee
UTM
Viola missouriensis
31234100715778 Harlan Kentucky 12 May 1993 Landon E. McKinney
5425		 EKY
Viola missouriensis
APSC0000464 Humphreys Tennessee April 2007 Dwayne Estes
9737		 APSC
Viola missouriensis
APSC0000556 Christian Kentucky 24 Apr 1993 S M Noel
93-267		 APSC
Viola missouriensis
HTTU016937 Cumberland Tennessee
HTTU
Viola missouriensis
HTTU016939 Blount Tennessee 15 Apr 1966 D. K. Cox
s. n		 HTTU
Viola missouriensis
SWMT05526 Shelby Tennessee 10 Apr 2017 L. Hamm
5		 SWMT
Viola missouriensis
MEM006034 Hickman Kentucky 07 Apr 1972 Raymond Athey
1575		 MEM
Viola missouriensis
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