Plant Details
Viola villosa
Southern Woolly Violet, Carolina Violet
Scientific Name: |
Viola villosa |
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Common Name: |
Southern Woolly Violet, Carolina Violet |
Plant Family |
Violaceae (Violet Family) |
Native/Alien: |
NC Native |
Type: |
Herb/Wildflower |
Bloom Color(s): |
violet, blue-violet |
Light: |
shade, part-sun |
Bloom Time: |
February, March, April |
Bloom Area: |
uncommon in Coast, Piedmont |
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. |
State Rank: |
S2: Imperiled (*) |
Global Rank: |
G5 - Secure (*) |
State Status: |
W7: Watch List: Poorly Known in NC (*) |
Federal Status: |
No U.S. Status Listed (*) |
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: |
USDA PLANTS Database Record |
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