Viola affinis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Malpighiales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Malpighiales

Viola affinis Leconte, Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 138 (1826).

Homotypic
- Viola sororia subsp. affinis (Leconte) R.J.Little, Phytologia 80: 295 (1996).
- Viola sororia var. affinis (Leconte) L.E.McKinney, Sida, Bot. Misc. 7: 39 (1992).
Heterotypic
- Viola affinis f. albiflora L.K.Henry, Castanea 18: 45 (1953).
- Viola affinis var. chalcosperma Griscom, Rhodora 38: 49 (1936).
- Viola affinis var. subarctica J.Rousseau, Canad. J. Res., Sect. C, Bot. Sci. 28: 245 (1952).
- Viola nepetifolia Greene, Pittonia 5: 92 (1902).
- Viola papilionacea Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 1: 173 (1813).

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Eastern Canada
  - Ontario, Québec.
- North-Central U.S.A.
  - Illinois, Minnesota, Missouri, Wisconsin.
- Northeastern U.S.A.
  - Connecticut, Indiana, Masachusettes, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., Vermont, West Virginia.
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Maryland, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia.

Ballard, H.E., Kartesz, J.T. & Nishino, M. 2023. A taxonomic treatment of the violets (Violaceae) of the northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. Journal of the Torrey Botanical Society 150(1): 3–266. DOI: 10.3159/TORREY-D-22-00029.1 Reference page.