Viola pubescens Aiton

Downy Yellow Violet

Synonyms: Viola eriocarpon, Viola pensylvanica, Viola eriocarpon var. leiocarpon, Viola pensylvanica var. leiocarpon

CLASSIFICATION

Main Group: Plant

Sublevel 1: Angiosperm

Sublevel 2: Eudicot

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Family: Violaceae

Genus: Viola

Species: Viola pubescens

STATUS IN NEW ENGLAND

Origin: Native

Invasive, Pest, or Pathogen?: No

Rarity Designations:
RI - Concern (var. pubescens)
RI - Concern (var. scabriuscula)

BIOLOGY/ECOLOGY

Feeding Type: Photoautotroph

Type of Spores/Gametophytes: Two types of spores, unisexual gametophytes

HABITAT

Wetland Indicator Status: FACU

PHOTOS OF Viola pubescens