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Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Violales: Violaceae: Viola striata

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Scientific name: Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Violales: Violaceae: Viola striata
Common Name: Pale Violet

Country: USA
State/District: MD
County: Montgomery
Date: 24 April 2001

Photographer: E. M. Barrows

Identifier: E. M. Barrows
Collector: not applicable
Location: Bethesda
Keywords: forb Garden-1 Pale Violet white flower
Additional Information: Viola striata Aiton (Pale Violet) flowers in April through June in Maryland according to Brown and Brown (1984, page 662). This violet also flowered in my yard in Bethesda, Maryland, in October 1998 perhaps in response to the warm fall weather.

Figure 1. A plant of Pale Violet growing with Toad Trilliums.
Figure 2. A bee's-eye view of a flower of Pale Violet.

Brown, M. L. and R. G. Brown. 1984. Herbaceous Plants of Maryland. Port City Press, MD. 1127 pp.

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Scientific name: Anthophyta: Dicotyledonae: Violales: Violaceae: Viola striata
Common Name: Pale Violet

Country: USA
State/District: MD
County: Montgomery
Date: 13 April 2002

Photographer: E. M. Barrows

Identifier: E. M. Barrows
Collector: not applicable
Location:
Keywords: A Botanical Society of Washington BSWCOCNHP C & O Canal National Historical Park Pale Violet white flower
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