| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola missouriensis Greene |
| Synonyms | Viola candidula Nieuwl. |
| Viola illinoensis Greene | |
| Viola langloisii Greene | |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 50-2000m |
| Description | acaulescent, not stoloniferous, leaves petiolate, deltate, cordate, crenate to serrate, acuminate, glabrous, sepals lanceolate, lower petal 15-22mm, spur blue-violet |
| Size | 5-50cm |
| Color | blue-violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, sandy soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Northern America
North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Indiana , New Jersey ) South-Central U.S.A. (New Mexico , Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Delaware , Florida , Georgia , Kentucky , Louisiana , Maryland , Mississippi , North Carolina , South Carolina , Tennessee , Virginia , District of Columbia) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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