146 VIOLET FAMILY 



Helianthemuin carolinianmn. Flowers yellow, 1 in. across, 

 few. Sepals 5, unequal, petals 5, stamens many. Stems 

 4-12 in. tall. Leaves oval or oblong, 1-2 in. long, hairy, 

 slightly toothed. Sandy soil. Blooming all the year. Fla. 

 to S. C. and Texas. 



Helianthemuin corymbosum. Flowers V2 in. across, in flat- 

 topped terminal cluster. Stems 4-12 in. tall. Leaves oblong, 

 about 1 in. long, pale beneath. Fla. to N. C. and La. 



Helianthemmn arenicola. Flowers V2 in. across, few. 

 Stems spreading, 3-8 in. long. Leaves narrow or oblong, 1 in. 

 long or less. Sand near the coast. Blooming in spring and 

 summer. Fla. 



VIOLET FAMILY (Violaceae) 



Stemless herbaceous plants. Flowers irregular, purple or white. 

 Fruit a capsule. 



Violets (Genus Viola) 



One of the most common violets in Florida, V. septern^ 

 loha, scatters large, long-stemmed flowers through open 

 pinelands in winter and spring. The leaves of this violet 

 vary extremely ; the early ones generally are entire, but the 

 later leaves are lobed and parted in great diversity of 

 form. The flowers range in color from pale violet to 

 purple. 



Two species of small white violets are abundant in damp 

 places, and blossom during winter and spring. 



Viola septemloba. Flowers violet to purple, 1 in. across, 

 solitary on stalks as long as or longer than the leaves. Sepals 

 5, petals 5, lower one short-spurred at base, stamens 5. Leaves 

 stalked, somewhat heart-shaped, entire, lobed, or parted. 

 Pinelands. Blooming in winter and spring. Fla. to Va. 

 and Miss. 



Viola floridana. Flowers pale purple or white, smaller 



than in above species. Spurred petal not hairy. Leaves 



broad, 1-3 in. long, shallowly toothed. Damp woods. Bloom- 

 ing in spring. Fla. 



