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Viola palmata
common blue violet
Rock Creek Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Common

Scientific Name with Authority:		Viola palmata L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		common blue violet
Park Synonyms:		Viola triloba

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Malpighiales, Family Violaceae, Genus Viola, Species Viola palmata


Park Tags:
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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		DC: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


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Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area	Buffalo National River
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Catoctin Mountain Park
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chesapeake and Ohio Canal National Historical Park
Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park	Congaree National Park
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Cuyahoga Valley National Park	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Fort Caroline National Memorial	Fort Frederica National Monument
Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park	George Washington Memorial Parkway
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Great Smoky Mountains National Park	Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Hopewell Culture National Historical Park	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Hot Springs National Park	Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens
Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Monocacy National Battlefield	Moores Creek National Battlefield
Natchez Trace Parkway	New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
Obed Wild and Scenic River	Oxon Run National Parkway
Pea Ridge National Military Park	Piscataway Park
Prince William Forest Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shenandoah National Park	Suitland Parkway
Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve	Valley Forge National Historical Park
Wilson's Creek National Battlefield


Last Modified Date:	2/22/2016

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/1/2025 2:10:41 PM

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NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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