Viola egglestonii

Classification	Dicots
Family	Violaceae
Family (Traditional)	Violaceae
Genus	Viola
Species:	Viola egglestonii Brainerd
Common Name	Glade Violet
Growth Habit	forb
Plant Notes	**
Characteristics	Armaments: 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: April; Reproductive Phenology: May; Leaf Arrangement: basal; Leaf Complexity: simple; Leaf Dissection: 0; Leaf Dissection: 0.5; 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: 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	10
Status	Native; TN[S3] KY[S3] (State Rank); G4 (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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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

Interior River Valleys and Hills
- Shawnee / Caseyville Hills
Mississippi Alluvial Plain
Mississippi Valley Loess Plains
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Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

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: Bullitt (KY), Grayson (KY), Hardin (KY), Jefferson (KY), Lincoln (KY), Logan (KY), Nelson (KY), Bedford (TN), Cannon (TN), Cumberland (TN), Davidson (TN), Franklin (TN), Giles (TN), Hamilton (TN), Marshall (TN), Maury (TN), Meigs (TN), Rutherford (TN), Sumner (TN), Williamson (TN), Wilson (TN)

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: APSC, EKY, KNK, MTSU, TENN, UCHT, VDB

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1969 - 2014

Accession No. (click for full details)	County	State	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
31234100747219	Bullitt	Kentucky	10 May 1983	Marc Evans 7560	EKY Viola egglestonii
31973000019855	Davidson	Tennessee	01 Apr 1972	Gonsoulin, Gene 1564	KNK Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152105	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152104	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152102	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152113	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152097	Franklin	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152098	Giles	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152099	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152115	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152110	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152108	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152106	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152095	Bedford	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152101	Maury	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152116	Wilson	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152103	Meigs	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152109	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152100	Hamilton	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152114	Williamson	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152107	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0153321	Logan	Kentucky			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152112	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152111	Rutherford	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
TENN-V-0152096	Bedford	Tennessee			TENN Viola egglestonii
UCHT019841	Rutherford	Tennessee			UCHT Viola egglestonii
UCHT019840	Maury	Tennessee			UCHT Viola egglestonii
APSC0024825	Bullitt	Kentucky	28 Apr 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin 1873	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0041184	Bullitt	Kentucky	23 Apr 1972	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0061160	Hardin	Kentucky	01 Aug 1982	Max Medley	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0098842	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0049035	Marshall	Tennessee			APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0061156	Jefferson	Kentucky	04 Apr 1983	Max Medley	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024824	Bullitt	Kentucky	28 Apr 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin 1872	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0061171	Jefferson	Kentucky	10 Apr 1984		APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024818	Cannon	Tennessee	21 Apr 1969	Jerry and Carol Baskin 742	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0049075	Hamilton	Tennessee			APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0041183	Bullitt	Kentucky	15 Apr 1972	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024828	Bullitt	Kentucky	28 Apr 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin 1887	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024816	Sumner	Tennessee	13 Apr 1969	Jerry and Carol Baskin 709	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0108121	Wilson	Tennessee			APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024831	Nelson	Kentucky	19 May 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin 1922	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024826	Bullitt	Kentucky	28 Apr 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin 1875	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0052561	Bedford	Tennessee			APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0041173	Nelson	Kentucky	19 May 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0080026	Hardin	Kentucky			APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0022960	Lincoln	Kentucky	13 Jul 1995	Jerry and Carol Baskin 2799	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0042571	Logan	Kentucky	11 Apr 2014	Mason Brock and Devin Rodgers 417	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0090811	Bullitt	Kentucky			APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0080381	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0045409	Williamson	Tennessee	27 May 1973	R. Kral	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024822	Bullitt	Kentucky	28 Apr 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin 1864	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0061145	Jefferson	Kentucky	17 Mar 1983	Max Medley	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0061137	Bullitt	Kentucky	10 Apr 1983	Max Medley	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024823	Bullitt	Kentucky	28 Apr 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin 1866	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024817	Marshall	Tennessee	20 Apr 1969	Jerry and Carol Baskin 739	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024827	Bullitt	Kentucky	28 Apr 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin 1877	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0104049	Lincoln	Kentucky			APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024819	Bullitt	Kentucky	11 May 1972	Jerry and Carol Baskin 1272	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024829	Bullitt	Kentucky	28 Apr 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin 1891	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0041177	Bullitt	Kentucky	23 Apr 1972	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0024830	Nelson	Kentucky	19 May 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin 1913	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0000561	Wilson	Tennessee	15 Apr 2010	Kim Norton, with Dwayne Estes, Theo Witsell, Matt Bruton, and Dawn York 347	APSC Viola egglestonii
MTSU012189	Davidson	Tennessee	19 Apr 1987	Eric Hawkins	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012191	Davidson	Tennessee	25 Mar 1975	Landon McKinney 40	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012727	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Apr 1987	Landon E. McKinney 2391	MTSU Viola egglestonii
BRIT152586		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152596		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152576		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152611		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152610		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152605		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
APSC0061153	Hardin	Kentucky	28 May 1983	Max Medley	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0040344	Maury	Tennessee			APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0041178	Bullitt	Kentucky	04 Jun 1972	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0041174	Bullitt	Kentucky	28 Apr 1977	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0044217	Rutherford	Tennessee			APSC Viola egglestonii
APSC0049072	Grayson	Kentucky	14 Jun 1989	Jerry and Carol Baskin	APSC Viola egglestonii
MTSU012188	Rutherford	Tennessee	17 May 1975	Landon McKinney 57	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012726	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Apr 1987	Landon E. McKinney 2391	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012194	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1975	Landon McKinney 47	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012196	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1975	Landon McKinney 49	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012186	Wilson	Tennessee	16 Apr 1980	Jamie Jones 98	MTSU Viola egglestonii
BRIT152612		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152603		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152583		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
MTSU012197	Davidson	Tennessee	09 May 1975	Landon McKinney 50	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012731	Cumberland	Tennessee	04 Apr 1992	Anne Morris 26	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012190	Rutherford	Tennessee	17 May 1975	Landon McKinney 56	MTSU Viola egglestonii
BRIT152572		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152595		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
MTSU012200	Davidson	Tennessee	25 Mar 1975	Landon McKinney 42	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012184	Rutherford	Tennessee	14 Apr 1984	Liz Leclercq 45	MTSU Viola egglestonii
BRIT152571		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152607		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152593		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
MTSU012201	Rutherford	Tennessee	17 May 1975	Landon McKinney 59	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012195	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1975	Landon McKinney 48	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012192	Davidson	Tennessee	25 Mar 1975	Landon McKinney 41	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012729	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Apr 1987	Landon E. McKinney 2391	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012193	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1975	Landon McKinney 46	MTSU Viola egglestonii
BRIT152574		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152580		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152581		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152602		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152591		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152589		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
MTSU012185	Rutherford	Tennessee	27 Mar 1976	Mike Lee 27	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012724	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Apr 1987	Landon E. McKinney 2391	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012725	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Apr 1987	Landon E. McKinney 2391	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012187	Rutherford	Tennessee	17 May 1975	Landon McKinney 58	MTSU Viola egglestonii
BRIT152600		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152627		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152592		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152606		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152601		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152608		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152575		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
MTSU012199	Davidson	Tennessee	15 May 1975	Landon McKinney 52	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012198	Davidson	Tennessee	09 May 1975	Landon McKinney 51	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012728	Rutherford	Tennessee	19 Apr 1987	Landon E. McKinney 2391	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012203	Rutherford	Tennessee	07 Apr 1985	Scott Taylor 19	MTSU Viola egglestonii
BRIT152597		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152584		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152588		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152579		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152604		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152609		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
MTSU012202	Rutherford	Tennessee	08 Apr 1985	David Lowe 18	MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012182	Rutherford	Tennessee			MTSU Viola egglestonii
MTSU012183	Rutherford	Tennessee	12 Apr 1985	Lyle Mason 8	MTSU Viola egglestonii
BRIT152598		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152594		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152578		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152599		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152573		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152582		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152587		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152577		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152585		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii
BRIT152590		Tennessee			VDB Viola egglestonii

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