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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-2f in. wide; flowers pale 
blue. General in distribution. 
16. Viola papilionaceae 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 reniform to cordate, crenate f-2 \ in. long, §-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—If in. long, f-11 
in. wide, petioles lf-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, f-3f in. wide, with 3-9 lobes; 
flowers from pale to deep blue, |-lj 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 pedatelv into linear lobes, l-2§ 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, f-l| in. long, 
|-f in. wide; petioles J-lf 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, §-2f 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. 
