Plant Details
Viola villosa
Southern Woolly Violet, Carolina Violet
Scientific Name: |
Viola villosa |
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Genus: |
Viola |
Species Epithet: |
villosa |
Common Name: |
Southern Woolly Violet, Carolina Violet |
Plant Type |
Herb/Wildflower |
Life Cycle |
Perennial |
Plant Family |
Violaceae (Violet Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Size: |
0-1 ft. |
Bloom Color(s): |
Blue, Violet |
Light: |
Part Shade - 2 to 6 hours of sun per day, Less than 2 hours of sun per day |
Soil Moisture: |
Dry |
Bloom Time: |
Feb, March, April |
Growing Area: |
Piedmont, Sandhills, Coastal Plain |
Habitat Description: |
Pocosin ecotones, other sites with moist soils. From Bruce Sorrie, habitat in Sandhills is “dry loamy sand soil of oak-hickory woods, pine-oak-sourwood slopes along sreamheads, and pea swales within longleaf pinelands.” Uncommon in NC Piedmont and Coastal Plain. |
Leaf Arrangement: |
Alternate |
Leaf Retention: |
Deciduous |
Leaf Type: |
Leaves veined, not needle-like or scale-like |
Leaf Form: |
Simple |
Life Cycle: |
Perennial |
Wildlife Value: |
Not Assigned |
Landscape Value: |
Suitable for home landscapes |
State Rank: |
S2: Imperiled (*Key) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*Key) |
State Status: |
W7: Watch List: Poorly Known in NC (*Key) |
Notes: |
Uncommon on the coast and in the Piedmont. |
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Flower Woolly Violet is a mostly evergreen low-growing violet with early-blooming, small violet flowers. Pretty but easy to miss. Uncommon on the coast and in the piedmont area.
Paynter, Wilmington, March 2014 |
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Flower side view
Paynter |
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Evergreen rosette of leaves The leaves lie quite flat to the ground and have distinctive dark veins. They are densely pubescent above and below.
Paynter |
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Links: |
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Bird-Friendly Native Plants |
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