Characteristics
Dicots
Viola sororia Willd.
Hooded Blue Violet; Common Blue Violet
forb
3
**
Native AGCP (FAC), EMP (FAC) (NWPL) TN[SNR] KY[SNR] (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
Armaments
No
Duration
Annual; Perennial
General Ecology
Terrestrial
Growth Habit
forb
Leaf Complexity
simple
Leaf Duration
deciduous
Leaf Type
broadleaf
Leaflet Number
0
Moisture Requirements
Mesic
Overall Flower Symmetry
Zygomorphic
Parent Rock
Calcareous; Chert; Limestone; Sandstone
Soil Composition
Mineral; Organic
Soil pH
Acidic; Alkaline; Circumneutral
Unconsolidated Rock
Yes
Unconsolidated Size Class
Clay; Loam; Silt
Woody Herbaceous
Herbaceous
Classification
Violales
Viola sororia Willd. - Hooded Blue Violet; Common Blue Violet
Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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  • 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
Synonyms
Specimens and Distribution

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Range of years during which specimens were collected:

Plant Photos
Viola sororia - 13
Viola sororia - Dwayne Estes
Viola sororia - 13
Viola sororia - Dwayne Estes
Viola sororia - 13
Viola sororia - Dwayne Estes
Viola sororia - 13
Viola sororia - Dwayne Estes
Viola sororia - 13
Viola sororia - Dwayne Estes
Viola sororia - 13
Viola sororia - Dwayne Estes
Viola sororia - 2
Viola sororia - Joey Shaw
Viola sororia - 2
Viola sororia - Joey Shaw
Viola sororia - 2
Viola sororia - Joey Shaw
Viola sororia - 2
Viola sororia - Joey Shaw
Viola sororia - 13
Viola sororia - Dwayne Estes
Viola sororia - 13
Viola sororia - Dwayne Estes
Viola sororia - 13
Viola sororia - Dwayne Estes
Viola sororia - 19
Viola sororia - Theo Witsell
Viola sororia - 19
Viola sororia - Theo Witsell