Eastern Green Violet
Hybanthus concolor (T.F. Forster) Sprengel
Eastern Green Violet: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/2702
Synonyms
Cubelium concolor  Green Violet 
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Occurs in Wisconsin, Michigan, southern Ontario, New York, Connecticut, and southward. It is the only native Maryland member of the Violet Family (Violaceae) that is not in the genus Viola.

Description

Eastern Green Violet looks much different from typical violets, but it has the club-like pistil that is characteristic of the family. The flowers are small and green and droop singly from the leaf axils. The plant is erect, growing to 1-3 feet in height, in contrast to its low-growing, dainty cousins.

Where To Find

Rich woods and bottomlands.

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Cubelium

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Cubelium
Raf. ex Britton & A.Br. (1897)
Species:
C. concolor
Binomial name
Cubelium concolor
(T.F.Forst.) Raf. ex Britton & A.Br. (1897)
Synonyms[1]
  • Calceolaria concolor (T.F.Forst.) Kuntze (1891)
  • Cubelium concolor f. subglabrum Eames (1930)
  • Hybanthus concolor (T.F.Forst.) Spreng. (1824)
  • Ionidium concolor (T.F.Forst.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex S.Watson (1878)
  • Ionidium sprengelianum Schult. (1819)
  • Noisettia acuminata Ging. (1824)
  • Solea concolor (T.F.Forst.) Ging. (1824)
  • Solea stricta Spreng. (1813)
  • Viola concolor T.F.Forst. (1802)
  • Viola sprengeliana Steud. (1821), not validly publ.
  • Viola stricta Muhl. ex Pursh (1813), pro syn.

Cubelium concolor (synonym Hybanthus concolor), commonly known as eastern green violet,[2] is a flowering plant in the violet family (Violaceae). It is native to eastern North America,[3] where it ranges from Ontario south to Florida, and from Vermont west to Kansas and Oklahoma.[1]

Description

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Green violet is a shrub-like herb that grows to a height of 30 cm to 1 m. Its inconspicuous flowers are small, close to the stem, and green.[4] It blooms from May to June in Ontario and from April to June in Connecticut.

Botanical illustration of Hybanthus concolor

Habitat

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The natural habitat of Cubelium concolor is in nutrient rich, calcareous forests and woodlands, typically in mesic or bottomland conditions.[5] It is found less frequently in dry forests and glades.[5][6] It is a fairly conservative species, and is only found in areas with an intact native herbaceous layer.[7]

Most of the Canadian populations are located along the Niagara Escarpment, a prime habitat for green violet.

References

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  1. ^ a b Cubelium concolor (T.F.Forst.) Raf. ex Britton & A.Br. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
  2. ^ Hybanthus concolor (T.F. Forst.) Spreng. UDSA Plants Database. 02 Dec 2011
  3. ^ "Hybanthus concolor". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
  4. ^ Green Violet Hybanthus concolor Wildwood Park, Focus on a Species, Number 40, May 14, 2007
  5. ^ a b Alan Weakley (2015). "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States". Archived from the original on 2018-10-06. Retrieved 2018-08-18.
  6. ^ Yatskievych, George (2013). Flora of Missouri, Volume 3. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 1222.
  7. ^ Green Violet Hybanthus concolor Woodland Wildflowers of Illinois. 02 Dec 2011
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