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Viola missouriensis

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Missouri Violet

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.149538
Element CodePDVIO04160
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicendemic to a single nation
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderViolales
FamilyViolaceae
GenusViola
Synonyms
Viola sororia var. missouriensis(Greene) McKinney
Other Common Names
Missouri violet (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
FNA (vol. 6, 2015) includes Viola langloisii in V. missouriensis, while Kartesz (1994) here treats them as distinct.
Conservation Status
Review Date1990-11-08
Change Date1990-11-08
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
MarylandSNRYes
West VirginiaSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
DelawareSNRYes
GeorgiaSNRYes
North CarolinaSNRYes
New JerseySNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
South DakotaSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
North DakotaS2Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
IndianaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaSNRYes
KansasS5Yes
VirginiaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
IowaS3Yes
FloridaSNRYes
OklahomaSNRYes
New MexicoS3Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
South CarolinaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (1)
Arkansas (1)
AreaForestAcres
Bear MountainOuachita National Forest1,910
References (2)
  1. Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2015. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 6. Magnoliophyta: Cucurbitaceae to Droserceae. Oxford University Press, New York. 496 pp + xxiv.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.