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Web Based Simplified Dichotomous Key To
The Viola of Pennsylvania
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Synopsis: The Violet is Stemmed.
There are  10 Possible Solutions.
Comparison 2.  A1-B
 

     Members of the Violet family, have colored stripes and highlights that fluoresce in ultraviolet light.  These "decorations" are arranged in a way that may provide guidance to pollinating insects.  Some have both stripes and highlights, others have only stripes.
 
     Do the blossoms have a yellow center highlight or yellow blossom?
 
(B1), Without Yellow Center  (B2), With Yellow Center or Flower 
Click Here If The Flower Does NOT Have A Yellow Center
  
 Or you can bypass the key and go directly to any of the species below
 
(7 Possibilities)
(3 Possibilities)
By Gary W. Sherwin
Compiled From A Key By Harvey Ballard
Originally Published In Plants of Pennsylvania
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