Cubelium
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Scientific classification 
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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
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| Binomial name | |
| Cubelium concolor (T.F.Forst.) Raf. ex Britton & A.Br. (1897)
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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[edit]
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.
Habitat[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ a b Cubelium concolor (T.F.Forst.) Raf. ex Britton & A.Br. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
- ^ Hybanthus concolor (T.F. Forst.) Spreng. UDSA Plants Database. 02 Dec 2011
- ^ "Hybanthus concolor". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ Green Violet Hybanthus concolor Wildwood Park, Focus on a Species, Number 40, May 14, 2007
- ^ 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.
- ^ Yatskievych, George (2013). Flora of Missouri, Volume 3. Missouri Botanical Garden Press. p. 1222.
- ^ Green Violet Hybanthus concolor Woodland Wildflowers of Illinois. 02 Dec 2011
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