Viola brittoniana Pollard is a plant in the Violaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Viola brittoniana Pollard

Viola brittoniana Pollard

Viola brittoniana is a rare endemic blue-flowered perennial violet from the eastern US with distinctive lobed leaves.

Family
Genus
Viola
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Viola brittoniana Pollard

Viola brittoniana Pollard, commonly called coast violet, northern coastal violet, or Britton's violet, is a rare perennial acaulescent blue-flowered violet species endemic to the eastern United States. This violet has distinctive leaves marked by narrow lobes and deep sinuses.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Violaceae Viola

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