Cubelium
{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}
{{Speciesbox
|image = Cubelium concolor.jpg
|status = G5
|status_system = TNC
|genus = Cubelium
|parent_authority = Raf. ex Britton & A.Br. (1897)
|species = concolor
|authority = (T.F.Forst.) Raf. ex Britton & A.Br. (1897)
|synonyms = {{species list
|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.
}}
|synonyms_ref = [https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:866549-1 Cubelium concolor (T.F.Forst.) Raf. ex Britton & A.Br.] Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 12 June 2024.
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Cubelium concolor (synonym Hybanthus concolor), commonly known as eastern green violet,[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=HYCO6 Hybanthus concolor (T.F. Forst.) Spreng.] UDSA Plants Database. 02 Dec 2011 is a flowering plant in the violet family (Violaceae). It is native to eastern North America,{{BONAP|ref|genus=Hybanthus|species=concolor|accessdate=18 August 2018}} where it ranges from Ontario south to Florida, and from Vermont west to Kansas and Oklahoma.
Description
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.[http://www.radfordpl.org/wildwood/today/Species_of_the_Week/SOW40_GreenViolet.htm Green Violet Hybanthus concolor] Wildwood Park, Focus on a Species, Number 40, May 14, 2007 It blooms from May to June in Ontario and from April to June in Connecticut.
Habitat
The natural habitat of Cubelium concolor is in nutrient rich, calcareous forests and woodlands, typically in mesic or bottomland conditions.{{cite web |url= http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm |title= Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States |author= Alan Weakley |date= 2015 |access-date= 2018-08-18 |archive-date= 2018-10-06 |archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20181006082209/http://herbarium.unc.edu/flora.htm |url-status= dead }} It is found less frequently in dry forests and glades.{{cite book |last=Yatskievych |first=George |date=2013 |title=Flora of Missouri, Volume 3 |publisher=Missouri Botanical Garden Press |pages=1222}} It is a fairly conservative species, and is only found in areas with an intact native herbaceous layer.[http://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/woodland/plants/green_violet.htm Green Violet Hybanthus concolor] Woodland Wildflowers of Illinois. 02 Dec 2011
Most of the Canadian populations are located along the Niagara Escarpment, a prime habitat for green violet.
References
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Category:Monotypic Malpighiales genera
Category:Flora of Northern America
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