Calflora Taxon Report
Viola sororia  Willd.
Common blue violet
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2007 Dr. Amadej Trnkoczy
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2010 Louis-M. Landry
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2003 Joseph Dougherty/ecology.org
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2025 CHSC - Ahart Herbarium, CSU Chico - Vascular Plants
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2025 CHSC - Ahart Herbarium, CSU Chico - Vascular Plants
Viola sororia is a perennial herb that is native to California.
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Genus: Viola
Family: Violaceae  
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot
Wetlands: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS + POWO
Alternate Names:
PLANTSViola floridana
PLANTSViola latiuscula
PLANTSViola palmata var. sororia
PLANTSViola papilionacea var. priceana
PLANTSViola papilionacea
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