Viola palmata

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Family:	VIOLACEAE
Species:	Viola palmata L.
Common Name:	Palmate Leaf Violet; Wood Violet; Early Blue Violet
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**
Specimen:	View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	VIOLACEAE - Violet family
Genus	Viola
Species	Viola palmata L. - Palmate Leaf Violet; Wood Violet; Early Blue Violet

Citation

Citation	Viola palmata Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 933. 1753.
Basionym:	**
Type:	USA: VIRGINIA: Without data (lectotype: LINN 1052.1). Lectotypified by L. E. McKinney, Sida Misc. 7: 12. 1992.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Viola palmata var. triloba
Viola triloba

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; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Calhoun, Cherokee, Chilton, Choctaw, Clarke, Clay, Cleburne, Colbert, Conecuh, Covington, Cullman, Dale, Dallas, DeKalb, Elmore, Etowah, Franklin, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lawrence, Lee, Limestone, Madison, Marshall, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Pike, Randolph, Shelby, Sumter, Talladega, Tallapoosa, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox, Winston

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1872 - 2019

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
AUA_ACC_61355	Choctaw	31 Mar 1995	Crouch, Virginia E. 1351	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
JSU137394	Covington	29 Mar 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 1238	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011305	Tuscaloosa	08 Apr 1963	Deramus, Rebecca 325	UNA Viola palmata L.
SAMF0003057	DeKalb	04 Apr 2015	Davenport, Lawrence J. 5708	SAMF Viola palmata Linnaeus var. palmata
JSU137403	Cherokee	22 May 1974	Atkinson, Tim A. 213	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011390	Dallas	11 Apr 1969	Thomas, Joab L. 1948	UNA Viola palmata L. var. triloba (Schwein.) Gingins ex DC.
UWAL0043883	Baldwin	20 May 2005	Larsen, Harry S. 1441	UWAL Viola palmata L.
UWAL0036688	Bibb	29 Mar 2017	England, J. Kevin 7231	UWAL Viola palmata Linnaeus
TROY000009697	Dale	27 Feb 1999	Prazinko, Brian F. s.n.	TROY Viola palmata Linnaeus
JSU137396	Calhoun	16 Apr 1987	Bryant, Glenn D. 0050	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011399	Tuscaloosa	19 Mar 1953	Chermock, Ottilie D. s.n.	UNA Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_49159	Pike	30 Mar 1988	Diamond, Alvin R. 4321	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
TROY000009699	Dale	10 Apr 1997	Rundell, Hannelore 68	TROY Viola palmata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_69374	Covington	15 Apr 2009	Hansen, Curtis J. 3645	AUA Viola Palmata L.
JSU137409	Lauderdale	10 Apr 1969	Emerson, H. s.n.	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UWAL0004426	Lamar	20 Mar 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5089	UWAL Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_45416	Tallapoosa	8 Apr 1979	Crawford, Daniel S. 045	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
JSU137406	Cleburne	20 Mar 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 1426	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
JSU137408	Jackson	07 Apr 1976	Whetstone, R. David 8286	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011385	DeKalb	28 Apr 1979	Wiersema, John H. 588	UNA Viola palmata L. var. triloba (Schwein.) Gingins ex DC.
UWAL0037645	Lawrence	31 Mar 2018	England, J. Kevin 8900	UWAL Viola palmata Linnaeus
JSU137392	DeKalb	01 Apr 1976	Whetstone, R. David 7944	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UWAL0004425	Lamar	20 Mar 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5099	UWAL Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_25978	Franklin	17 Apr 1965	Kral, Robert 23673	AUA Viola Triloba Schwein.
TROY000009700	Dale	10 Mar 2000	Pennington, Tiffany 414	TROY Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011350	Tuscaloosa	15 Mar 1965	McKay, C. 30	UNA Viola palmata L.
JSU137401	Cherokee	24 Mar 1984	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
TROY000009698	Dale	25 Feb 1998	Rundell, Hannelore 490	TROY Viola palmata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_3490	Lee	7 Apr 1925	Anonymous	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
TROY000024511	Chilton	10 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15110	TROY Viola palmata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_39839	Conecuh	19 Mar 1985	Diamond, Alvin R. 27	AUA Viola Triloba Schwein. Var. Triloba
JSU137410	Lawrence	21 Mar 1992	Clearman, F.W., Jr. 048	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UWAL0004428	Tuscaloosa	19 Mar 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4064	UWAL Viola palmata L.
ALNHS00007512	Monroe	28 APR 2022	Barger, T. Wayne SP#5753	ALNHS Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_19573	Lee	11 Apr 1969	Moore, Harold D. 082-69	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
JSU137426	Tuscaloosa	02 Apr 1976	Whetstone, R. David 8070	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00053739	Blount	22 Mar 1997	Keener, Brian R. 61	UNA Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_3491	Lee	4 Apr 1956	Hall, C.W.	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
JSU137415	Marshall	30 Mar 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1256	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
ALNHS00007294	Jackson	9 Apr 2019	Barger, T. Wayne SP#4333	ALNHS Viola palmata L.
AUA000037498	Elmore	7 Mar 2017	Barger, T. Wayne YLW-86	AUA Viola Palmata L.
JSU137395	Colbert	12 Mar 1974	Whetstone, R. David 2279	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
ALNHS00001680	Dallas	16 Apr 2010	Barger, T. Wayne OC-141	ALNHS Viola palmata L. var. palmata
SAMF0002614	Jefferson	11 Apr 1958	McCullough, Herbert A. s.n.	SAMF Viola palmata Linnaeus var. palmata
JSU137407	Jackson	25 Mar 1967	Sanford, N.C. 39	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011325	Tuscaloosa	23 Mar 1955	Chermock, Ralph L. s.n.	UNA Viola palmata L.
UWAL0013135	Butler	26 Mar 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 23853	UWAL Viola palmata Linnaeus
AUA000044008	Madison	6 Mar 2020	Hansen, Curtis J. 7834	AUA Viola Palmata L.
UNA00011360	Morgan	12 Apr 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 321	UNA Viola palmata L. var. palmata
AUA_ACC_64585	Chilton	10 Apr 2005	Diamond, Alvin R. 15110	AUA Viola Palmata L.
JSU137393	Cullman	29 Mar 1976	Whetstone, R. David 7777	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_16955	Montgomery	15 Apr 1969	Freeman, John D. 651	AUA Viola Triloba Schwein. Var. Triloba
JSU137425	Tuscaloosa	02 Apr 1976	Whetstone, R. David 8061	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011369	Elmore	16 Apr 1977	Harvey, Denise 186	UNA Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_39539	Wilcox	22 Mar 1982	Gunn, Scott C. 349	AUA Viola Triloba Schwein. Var. Triloba
JSU137391	Etowah	09 Apr 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 1133	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
ALNHS00003879	Madison	5 Apr 2016	Barger, T. Wayne SP#2160	ALNHS Viola palmata L. var. palmata
AUA_ACC_44258	Conecuh	22 Mar 1985	Diamond, Alvin R. 251	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
JSU137389	Jackson	10 Mar 1974	Whetstone, R. David 2242	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
JSU137420	Randolph	01 Apr 1985	Nixon, Christopher F. 1175	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
JSU137427	Walker	08 Apr 1967	Sanford, N. s.n.	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011355	Tuscaloosa	23 Mar 1955	Chermock, Ralph L. s.n.	UNA Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_3492	Lee	10 May 1926	Stough, G.S.	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
AUA_ACC_14137	Calhoun	10 Apr 1968	O'Neal, Judy	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
UNA00011350	Tuscaloosa	15 Mar 1965	McKay, C. 30	UNA Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_35459	Tallapoosa	30 Mar 1974	Dean, Joanna H. 016	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
JSU137411	Limestone	01 Mar 1997	Hofmann, Tim L. 00273	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
JSU137423	Talladega	10 Apr 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 1618	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
JSU137422	Shelby	04 Apr 1993	Whetstone, R. David 16288	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011380	Bibb	14 Apr 1979	Wiersema, John H. 566	UNA Viola palmata L. var. triloba (Schwein.) Gingins ex DC.
AUA_ACC_33844	Shelby	19 Apr 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 1075	AUA Viola Triloba Schwein.
JSU137398	Calhoun	03 Apr 1968	Stuart, Martha s.n.	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UWAL0010469	Madison	27 Mar 2012	Keener, Brian R. 6964	UWAL Viola palmata L.
UNA00011340	Tuscaloosa	08 Apr 1872	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Viola palmata L.
TROY000038074	Bullock	29 Mar 2012	Dykes, Bailee 463	TROY Viola palmata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_28532	Tallapoosa	1 Apr 1976	Rutland, David W. 1933	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
JSU137413	Marshall	05 Apr 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1304	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
ALNHS00004725	Elmore	07 Mar 2017	Barger, T. Wayne YLW-86	ALNHS Viola palmata L.
SAMF0002611	Jefferson	25 Mar 1959	McCullough, Herbert A. s.n.	SAMF Viola palmata Linnaeus var. palmata
JSU137400	Calhoun	29 Mar 1955	Knowles, Martha s.n.	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
SAMF0002613	Jefferson	11 Mar 1955	Stallings, Ruth s.n.	SAMF Viola palmata Linnaeus var. palmata
UNA00011330	Elmore	s.d.	Turner, Walter s.n.	UNA Viola palmata L.
ALNHS00002642	Colbert	23 Apr 2014	Barger, T. Wayne FH-340	ALNHS Viola palmata L. var. palmata
AUA_ACC_27500	Randolph	12 Apr 1975	Rutland, David W. 234	AUA Viola Triloba Schwein.
ALNHS00002421	Monroe	26 Mar 2013	Barger, T. Wayne RH-459	ALNHS Viola palmata L. var. palmata
JSU137424	Talladega	17 Apr 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 186	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
JSU137421	Shelby	04 Apr 1993	Whetstone, R. David 16319	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011375	Walker	02 Apr 1977	Wiersema, John H. 47	UNA Viola palmata L. var. triloba (Schwein.) Gingins ex DC.
UWAL0002788	Bullock	24 Mar 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 21799	UWAL Viola palmata Linnaeus
JSU137412	Madison	11 Apr 1996	Threlkeld, Steven J. 156	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UWAL0009759	Sumter	07 Mar 2012	Keener, Brian R. 6887	UWAL Viola palmata L.
TROY000037823	Butler	26 Mar 2013	Diamond, Alvin R. 23853	TROY Viola palmata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_35830	Bibb	4 May 1979	Beckett, Scott W. 151	AUA Viola Palmata L.
TROY000024503	Cullman		Mangum, Suzanne s.n.	TROY Viola palmata Linnaeus
UWAL0048336	Bullock	21 Mar 2018	Horne, Howard E. 4407	UWAL Viola palmata Linnaeus
JSU137417	Marshall	20 Mar 1976	Whetstone, R. David 7795A	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
TROY000009702	Wilcox	27 Mar 2002	Kral, Robert 92254	TROY Viola palmata Linnaeus
SAMF0002612	Jefferson	29 Mar 1949	McCullough, Herbert A. 49-15	SAMF Viola palmata Linnaeus var. palmata
UNA00011335	Winston	04 May 1881	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_44207	Butler	19 Apr 1985	Diamond, Alvin R. 425	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
JSU137397	Calhoun	29 Mar 1971	Carpenter, Woodrow s.n.	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
TROY000032058	Bullock	24 Mar 2011	Diamond, Alvin R. 21799	TROY Viola palmata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_27453	Randolph	13 Apr 1975	Rutland, David W. 298	AUA Viola Triloba Schwein.
ALNHS00007511	Monroe	28 APR 2022	Barger, T. Wayne SP#5752	ALNHS Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_47107	Madison	15 Apr 1978	Drost, Charles A. 59	AUA Viola Triloba Schwein.
JSU137402	Cherokee	07 Apr 1985	Martin. Steve 30	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011374	Dallas	10 Apr 1977	Harvey, Denise 169	UNA Viola palmata L.
USAM000015274	Madison	29 Apr 1976	Tippins s.n.	USAM Viola triloba Schwein.
JSU137404	Clay	02 Apr 1993	Ballard, J. Mark 1298	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UWAL0057264	Bibb	30 Mar 2019	Keener, Brian R. 11046	UWAL Viola palmata L.
UWAL0035032	Jefferson	29 Mar 1949	McCullough, Herbert A. 271	UWAL Viola palmata L. var. palmata
UNA00011389	Tuscaloosa	21 Mar 1955	Batson, Jackie s.n.	UNA Viola palmata L.
JSU137405	Clay	03 May 1983	Bussey, Melanie G. 611	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011345	Tuscaloosa	23 Mar 1955	Chermock, Ralph L. s.n.	UNA Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_16781	Tallapoosa	17 Apr 1966	Koelling, Alfred C.	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
AUA_ACC_59870	Lee	23 Mar 2001	Hansen, Curtis J. 2001-3	AUA Viola Palmata L.
JSU137419	Morgan	27 Mar 1976	Whetstone, R. David 7764	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_3526	Clarke	19 Mar 1955	Davis, Donald E.	AUA Viola Triloba Schwein.
JSU137399	Calhoun	11 Apr 1989	Alford, J. Erik 183	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
AUA_ACC_45672	Tallapoosa	3 Apr 1971	Widder, E.J. 013	AUA Viola Triloba Schwein. Var. Triloba
JSU137390	Franklin	03 Apr 1976	Whetstone, R. David 8124	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011370	Bibb	11 Apr 1979	Wiersema, John H. 532	UNA Viola palmata L. var. palmata
AUA_ACC_33657	Bibb	14 Apr 1977	Sessler, Ann H. 969	AUA Viola Triloba Schwein.
JSU137416	Marshall	30 Mar 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1258	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
TROY000009701	Pike	04 Apr 1996	Holmes, Jeanese 148	TROY Viola palmata Linnaeus
UWAL0014079	Bullock	29 Mar 2012	Dykes, Bailee 463	UWAL Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011389	Tuscaloosa	21 Mar 1955	Batson, Jackie s.n.	UNA Viola palmata L.
ALNHS00003722	Shelby	16 Mar 2016	Barger, T. Wayne SP#2142	ALNHS Viola palmata L. var. palmata
AUA_ACC_14753	Lee	16 Apr 1969	Roberson, B.J. 060	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
JSU137414	Marshall	05 Apr 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 1299	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011330	Elmore	s.d.	Turner, Walter s.n.	UNA Viola palmata L.
SAMF0002610	Jefferson	07 Apr 1959	McCullough, Herbert A. s.n.	SAMF Viola palmata Linnaeus var. palmata
UWAL0004427	Lauderdale	13 Apr 1935	Spieth, Alda M. s.n.	UWAL Viola palmata L.
UWAL0034024	DeKalb	04 Apr 2015	Keener, Brian R. 8723	UWAL Viola palmata Linnaeus
UNA00011394	Madison	04 Apr 1980	Meigs, Russell A. 302	UNA Viola palmata L.
AUA_ACC_8914	Lee	14 Apr 1965	Gamble, Tom 42	AUA Viola X Palmata L. (Pro Sp.)
JSU137418	Morgan	29 Mar 1997	Whetstone, R. David s.n.	JSU Viola palmata Linnaeus

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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