Jan., 1913.] The Violets of Ohio. 6r 



15. Viola obliqua. Hill. Thin-leaf Blue Violet. Plant often 

 solitary; leaves dark green, petioles 2-6 in. long, blades cordate, 

 ovate crenate-dentate |-2j in. long, f-2| in. wide; flowers pale 

 blue. General in distribution. 



16. Viola papilionacese Pursh. Common Blue Violet. Plants 

 robust; leaves sometimes deltoid, cordate, pointed or rounded, 

 1-5 in. broad, f-5 in. long, petioles lf-13 in. long, flowers deep 

 violet, white or greenish yellow at base, sometimes wholly white; 

 capsules ellipsoid to cylindric, green or dark purple. General in 

 distribution. 



17. Viola hirsutula. Brain. Southern Wood Violet. Plants 

 low; leaves renifomi to cordate, crenate f-2| in. long, f-2 in. 

 wide; flowers violet purple, lateral petals bearded, spurred petal 

 with scattered hairs. Hocking, Fairfield Co. 



18. Viola sororia Willd. Entire-leaf Blue Violet. Leaves 

 pubescent, cordate to ovate, crenate-dentate, f-lf in. long, f-H 

 in. wide, petioles l|-6 in. long; flowers violet to lavender, spurred 

 petal glabrous. Lake, Wood, Warren, Blemont Co. 



19. Viola palmata. L. Palmate Blue Violet. Leaves cordate 

 or ovate in outline, 1-3 in. long, |-3f in. wide, with 3-9 lobes; 

 flowers from pale to deep blue, ^-1^ in. broad. Fulton, Wood, 

 Lorain, Cuyahoga, Trumbull, Columbiana, Crawford, Licking, 

 Fairfield, Clermont, Delaware, Darke, Preble, Wyandot, Franklin, 

 Miami Co. 



1. Var. Viola palmata dilatata Ell. Three-lobed Blue 

 Violet. Leaves mostly three lobed, middle lobe ovate, outline 

 of leaves usually hastate. Lake, Carroll, Knox, Auglaize, 

 Vinton Co. 



20. Viola pedatifida. Don. Larkspur Violet. Plant pubescent ; 

 leaves 5-9 parted pedately into linear lobes, l-2f in. long, petioles. 

 2-6 in. long; flowers deep blue, f-1 in. broad. Ottawa and 

 Auglaize Co. 



21. Viola emarginata (Nutt) Le Conte. Triangle-leaf Violet. 

 Leaves broadly ovate, deltoid-triangular, sharply dentate below 

 the middle; flowers, violet blue. Cuyahoga and Lake Co. 



22. Viola fimbriatula Smith. Ovate leaf Violet. Plant low, 

 rather compact, pubescent; leaves ovate to oblong, |-1| in. long,, 

 ^-f in. wide; petioles ^-1^ in. long; flowers blue. Lake, Portage, 

 Jefferson, Wayne, Licking Co. 



23. Viola sagittata Ait. Arrow-leaf Violet. Plant rather low, 

 glabrous; leaves deltoid-cordate, obscurely crenate, f-2| in. long, 

 f-f in. wide; flowers violet blue, f in. broad. Fulton, Wood, Erie, 

 Lorain, Cuyahoga, Franklin, Lucas Co. 



24. Viola pedata L. Bird's-foot Violet. Plant rather low, 

 glabrous; leaves usually 9-lobed, cordate in outline, |-1 in. long, 

 1-1^ in. wide; flowers, large, blue or sometimes upper petals 

 purple with dark purple at the center of the other lilac petals, 

 stamens large conspicuous orange; petals not bearded. Lawrence 

 County. 



