Viola blanda
| Viola blanda | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Violaceae |
| Genus: | Viola |
| Species: | V. blanda |
| Binomial name | |
| Viola blanda Willd. | |
Viola blanda (sweet white violet,[1] large-leaf white violet, Willdenow's violet, woodland-white violet, fr. Violette méconnue; syn. Viola incognita Brainerd[2]) is a flowering perennial plant in the Violet family (Violaceae).[1] It is native to parts of south-eastern and south-central Canada and the eastern, and north-central, United States.[1]
Description
The sweet white violet grows from 6 to 12 inches high. They grow small white flowers in spring and early summer. The lower petals have purple veins. The upper petals are often twisted or bent backwards. The stalks are a reddish tinged. They grow 1-2 inch long heart shaped leaves with a few scattered hairs.
The white violet has demonstrated a weak ability to respond to climate change by shifting its flowering time in some areas of its range.
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- 1 2 3 PLANTS Profile for Viola blanda Retrieved 2010-03-09
- ↑ USDA Germplasm Resources Information Network Retrieved 2010-03-09