Viola sororia f. priceana (Pollard) Cooper

  • Filed As

    Violaceae
    Viola sororia f. priceana (Pollard) Cooper

  • Collector(s)

    D. E. Atha 14295 with Regina Alvarez & Betsy Rogers, 26 Apr 2014

  • Location

    United States of America. New York. New York Co. New York City. Central Park, Pool, at 103rd St and between Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. and Central Park West, ca 35 m E of Central Park West.

  • Habitat

    Cultivated beds planted with Amelanchier × grandiflora and mix of native and exotic herbaceous species, ground mulched with bark chips.

  • Description

    Herb; petals white, tinged with blue, each petal darker medially and toward the base, the veins blue, the claws yellow, giving the flower a yellow center. These plants are sometimes called Viola priceana Pollard or Confederate violet. They grow sympatrically with Viola sororia (with all purple flowers), but the two forms appear to segregate themselves into distinct colonies. Planted and apparently spreading locally. Phenology of specimen: Flower.

  • Notes (shown on label)

    Sample preserved in silica gel at NY

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 02449807

    Occurrence ID: 84001a11-d0a5-4e5a-bb83-d4348c2317c9

  • Laboratory Collections

    Tissue Samples, 02757736, D. E. Atha 14295, Viola sororia f. priceana (Pollard) Cooper - Accepted : Violaceae (223.0) : : : Magnoliophyta;

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    New York

  • County/Municipio

    New York Co.

  • City/Township

    New York City

  • Locality

    Central Park, Pool, at 103rd St and between Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. and Central Park West, ca 35 m E of Central Park West

  • Elevation

    Alt. 34 m. (112 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    40.7959, -73.9607

  • Coordinate Uncertainty (m)

    25

  • Georeferencing Method

    GPS. 40.795888N, 73.960722W (±25m), ca 34 m elev

  • Geodetic Datum

    WGS84

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The New York Botanical Garden
Viola sorotia Willd. f. pricearm (Pollard) Cooper
det H. E. Ballard, Jr., 2014
United States of America. New York. New York Co. New York City
Central Park, at 103rd St and between Adam Clayton Powell Blvd. and’
Central Park West, ca 35 m E of Central Park West. 40.795888K
73.960722W (±25m), ca 34 m eley. Cultivated beds planted with
Amelahekier * gmndiflom and mix of native and exotic herbaceous
species, ground mulched with bark chips,
Herb; petals white, tinged with blue, each petal darker medially and
toward the base, the veins blue, the claws yellow, giving the flower a
yellow center. These plants are sometimes called Viola priceam Pollard
or Confederate violet They grow sympatrieally with Viola sororia (with
all purple flowers), but the two forms appear to segregate themselves into
distinct colonies. Planted and apparently spreading locally.
Sample preserved in silica gel at NY.
Daniel Atha, Regina Alvarez & Betsy Rogers 14295
26 Apr 2014
02449807