| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola sororia Willd. sect. Viola |
| Synonyms | Viola communis Pollard |
| Viola familiaris Greene | |
| Viola papilionacea Pursh | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 0-3000m |
| Description | glabrous or sparsely pubescent, leaves reniform-cordate, acute, crenate-serrate, flowers with white eye, lower petals barbate |
| Size | 5-10cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained 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
Western Canada (British Columbia , Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado , Montana ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , North Dakota , Nebraska , Oklahoma , South Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southwestern U.S.A. (Utah ) 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 ) Mexico (Mexico Northeast , Mexico Gulf) |
| Bibliography | Plants of the World online powo.science.kew.org International Plant Names Index www.ipni.org |
| Comments | VIOLACEAE
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