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Index of Subjects This is a multi-part message in MIME format. --Boundary_(ID_g8yItVn63KGIiEfHAonZwA) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT Hi Blake- What a treat to see the lovely violet pictures. During the 1960's I lived in Hudson, Quebec, where we had a large property which included a field, a small woods with a wet spot, and a brook running along the edge of the field. There were a number of lovely early plants already there, and I successfully transplanted a number of species of violets. . I am no botanist, but I will have a go at ID for the violets : #1-Pale Early Violet or LeConte's Violet (Viola affinis) Note the *tufts* inside the lower petal! They are the ID give-away, in absence of the leaves (which are longish heart shaped). Usually found in moist woods. #2- ? - possibly Selkirk's Violet ??? Do I see a spur at the back of the lower petal? Leaves don't look "right" for Selkirk's, though. Was it in the woods? What about Ovate-leaved Violet? I don't see it being "downy", though. I checked Newcomb (p.32) - still don't know. Hope David Patriquin and others will help with this. #3- Round leaved Yellow Violet (Viola rotundifolia) (heart shaped leaves) found in rich woods. #4- Northern White Violet (Viola pallens) (if found near water, and if spread by runners) Very fragrant. Or: Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda) if it has smooth reddish stems- found in rich woods. Or: Large-leaved White Violet (Viola incognita). if the leaf stalks and stems are hairy, #5- Birdfoot Violet ( Viola pedata) Note the bird's foot leaves, and the orange stamens. I'll be happy for corrections and/or confirmations on these. Thanks Blake, for the challenge. Cheers, Joan Blake Maybank wrote: > Hi all; > > I've just returned from southern Ontario and northern Michigan, where > I managed to take some flower shots. I found it hard to ID the various > violets, however, as I am not very familiar with the flora of the > Carolinian forest of southern Ontario. > > I have placed five violet photos here: > > http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee253/Accentor/ID%20needed/ > > I'd appreciate any ID assistance with these plants. > > All the best, > > Blake > > > ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Blake Maybank > maybank@ns.sympatico.ca > 902-852-2077 > > Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" > http://nsbs.chebucto.org > > author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" > http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm > > White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada > --Boundary_(ID_g8yItVn63KGIiEfHAonZwA) Content-type: text/html; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT <!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.01 Transitional//EN"> <html> <head> <meta content="text/html;charset=us-ascii" http-equiv="Content-Type"> </head> <body bgcolor="#ffffff" text="#000000"> Hi Blake- What a treat to see the lovely violet pictures. During the 1960's I lived in Hudson, Quebec, where we had a large property which included a field, a small woods with a wet spot, and a brook running along the edge of the field. There were a number of lovely early plants already there, and I successfully transplanted a number of species of violets. .<br> I am no botanist, but I will have a go at ID for the violets :<br> #1-Pale Early Violet or LeConte's Violet (Viola affinis) Note the <b>tufts</b> inside the lower petal! They are the ID give-away, in absence of the leaves (which are longish heart shaped). Usually found in moist woods. <br> #2- ? - possibly Selkirk's Violet ??? Do I see a spur at the back of the lower petal? Leaves don't look "right" for Selkirk's, though. Was it in the woods? What about Ovate-leaved Violet? I don't see it being "downy", though. I checked Newcomb (p.32) - still don't know. Hope David Patriquin and others will help with this. <br> #3- Round leaved Yellow Violet (Viola rotundifolia) (heart shaped leaves) found in rich woods.<br> #4- Northern White Violet (Viola pallens) (if found near water, and if spread by runners) Very fragrant.<br> Or: Sweet White Violet (Viola blanda) if it has smooth reddish stems- found in rich woods. <br> Or: Large-leaved White Violet (Viola incognita). if the leaf stalks and stems are hairy,<br> #5- Birdfoot Violet ( Viola pedata) Note the bird's foot leaves, and the orange stamens.<br> <br> I'll be happy for corrections and/or confirmations on these. Thanks Blake, for the challenge. Cheers, Joan<br> <br> Blake Maybank wrote: <blockquote cite="mid:20090527194222.OUDE1658.simmts5-srv.bellnexxia.net@simip10-ac.srvr.bell.ca" type="cite">Hi all; <br> <br> I've just returned from southern Ontario and northern Michigan, where I managed to take some flower shots. I found it hard to ID the various violets, however, as I am not very familiar with the flora of the Carolinian forest of southern Ontario. <br> <br> I have placed five violet photos here: <br> <br> http://s235.photobucket.com/albums/ee253/Accentor/ID%20needed/ <br> <br> I'd appreciate any ID assistance with these plants. <br> <br> All the best, <br> <br> Blake <br> <br> <br> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- <br> Blake Maybank <br> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca <br> 902-852-2077 <br> <br> Editor, "Nova Scotia Birds" <br> http://nsbs.chebucto.org <br> <br> author, "Birding Sites of Nova Scotia" <br> http://maybank.tripod.com/BSNS.htm <br> <br> White's Lake, Nova Scotia, Canada <br> <br> </blockquote> <br> </body> </html> --Boundary_(ID_g8yItVn63KGIiEfHAonZwA)--
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