Viola brittoniana

Viola brittoniana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Violaceae
Genus:	Viola
Species:	V. brittoniana
Binomial name
	Viola brittoniana; Pollard
Synonyms
	Viola pedatifida subsp. brittoniana

Viola brittoniana, known as coast violet, northern coastal violet and Britton's violet, is a rare, acaulescent blue-flowered violet that is endemic to the eastern United States. It has distinctive leaves with narrow lobes and deep sinuses.^[1] It is a perennial.^[2]

Conservation status[]

It is listed as endangered in Connecticut^[3] and Pennsylvania.^[2] It is listed as threatened in Massachusetts and as possibly extirpated in Maine.^[2]

References[]

^ https://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/viola/brittoniana/
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Plants Profile for Viola brittoniana (northern coastal violet)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
^ "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 9 January 2018.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)

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[gobotany-1] ttps://gobotany.nativeplanttrust.org/species/viola/brittoniana/

[usda-2] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c "Plants Profile for Viola brittoniana (northern coastal violet)". plants.usda.gov. Retrieved 29 May 2020.

[ct-3] "Connecticut's Endangered, Threatened and Special Concern Species 2015". State of Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection Bureau of Natural Resources. Retrieved 9 January 2018.(Note: This list is newer than the one used by plants.usda.gov and is more up-to-date.)

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