Plants Profile for Viola affinis (sand violet)

General Information
Symbol:	VIAF2
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Violaceae
Duration:	Annual Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	CAN N L48 N
Data Source and Documentation

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	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

Native Status:

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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©Larry Allain. USGS National Wetlands Research Center (NWRC). Usage Requirements.

Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. 3 vols. Charles Scribner's Sons, New York. Vol. 2: 551. Provided by Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
VICH6	Viola chalcosperma Brainerd
VIRO8	Viola rosacea Brainerd
VISOA	Viola sororia Willd. ssp. affinis (Leconte) R.J. Little
VISOA2	Viola sororia Willd. var. affinis (Leconte) McKinney

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Violales
Family	Violaceae – Violet family
Genus	Viola L. – violet
Species	Viola affinis Leconte – sand violet

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Threatened and Endangered Information:
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.
New Hampshire pale early violet Endangered

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	FACW
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FACW
Midwest	FACW
Northcentral & Northeast	FACW

Related Links

More Accounts and Images
ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (VIAF2)
CalPhotos (VIAF2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VIAF2)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VICH6)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VIRO8)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VISOA)
Integrated Taxonomic Information System (VISOA2)
Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley) (VIAF2)
Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (VIAF2)
University of Tennessee Herbarium (Distribution) (VIAF2)
University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium (VIAF2)

Wildlife

Food

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Miller	Minor			Low

Cover

Source	Large Mammals	Small Mammals	Water Birds	Terrestrial Birds
Miller

Sources

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

Description of Values

Value Class	Food	Cover
High	Average 25-50% of diet	Regular source of cover
Low	5-10% of diet	Infrequently used as cover
Minor	2-5% of diet	Sparsely used as cover
Moderate	Average 10-25% of diet	Occasional source of cover