Hybanthus concolor (T.F.Forst.) Spreng.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Violaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Stems to 1 m, solitary or clustered, from a crown of fibrous roots; herbage ± hairy; lvs broadly elliptic to ovate-oblong, 7–16 cm, abruptly acuminate, tapering to slender petioles 1–2 cm; fls greenish-white, 4–5 mm, solitary or several in the axils on strongly recurved peduncles jointed beyond the middle; sep linear, nearly as long as the pet; fr oblong-ellipsoid, 1.5–2 cm; seeds subglobose, 5 mm; 2n=48. Rich woods and ravines; Vt. and Ont. to Mich. and Kans., s. to N.C., Ga., and Ark. May, June. (Cubelium c.)