Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

For the most current and comprehensive body of information regarding violets in our region, visit the new website Violets (Violaceae) of the Great Plains and Eastern North America.

Read more about LeConte's Violet at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.

This species has the distinction of being the only Borealiamericanae violet to have frequently hirtellous cleistogamous capsules; the only other acaulescent eastern North American violet with hirtellous capsules is the often cultivated and escaped European V. odorata. Read more in Weakley's Flora.

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola affinis   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-004:

Viola affinis   FAMILY Violaceae

COMMON NAME:
LeConte's Violet, Sand Violet, Thinleaf Violet, Missouri Violet

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/14/23):
Viola affinis   FAMILY Violaceae

INCLUDED WITHIN PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Viola affinis   FAMILY Violaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 130-02-004:
Viola affinis   FAMILY Violaceae