Viola VIOLACEAE Viola 



Plain: woods along Peachblossom Creek, s. of Easton (Ta), F. R. 

 Fosberg, 14586, 16 April 1938 (P). Mid- April, May. 



V. papilionacea Pursh. 



Infrequent in woodlands of the Piedmont; rare on the Coastal 

 Plain: along Duffy Creek, s. e. of Cecilton (Ce), Benner, 7091, 16 

 May 1936 (A). Mid- April to mid-May. 



V. Stoneana House. Witmer Stone's Violet. 



Infrequent in rocky woods of the Piedmont, New Castle and 

 Cecil Counties. May. 



V. palmata L. 



Infrequent, in northern New Castle County; rare farther south: 

 7 mi. w. of Princess Anne (So), F. R. Fosherg, 14593, 17 April 1938 

 (P); Longwoods (Ta), Earle, 3543, 10 May 1942 (P). Late April, 

 mid-May. 



V. triloba Schwein. 



Common in rich woodlands of the Piedmont province; infre- 

 quent southward to Queen Anne's County. Late April, mid-May. 



V. sororia Willd. 



Infrequent, in woods and fields, New Castle and Cecil Counties. 

 Late April, mid-May. 



V. hirsutula Brainerd. 



Infrequent, in dry or moist woods of the two northern Counties. 

 Late April, May. 



V. fimbriatula J. E. Smith. 



Infrequent, in dry sandy soil, including serpentine. New Castle 

 County; one collection from the Coastal Plain: ditch bank, Angola 

 Neck (S), R. R. Tatnall, 2889, 9 May 1936 (T, P, A, G). Late 

 April, mid-May. 



V. sagittata Ait. (Including var. glabra Pennell, in Bartonia No. 

 12, pp. 13-20. 1930.) 



Frequent in the Piedmont area, in moist woods and on dry 

 banks, often on serpentine soil; less common in dry sand and 

 brackish meadows, southward to Talbot and Sussex Counties; rare 

 south of the Virginia line: Temperanceville (Ac), F. R. Fosherg, 

 14605, 18 April 1938 (P). Late April, mid-May. 



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