| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola primulifolia L. sect. Viola |
| Synonyms | Viola acuta Bigelow |
| Viola reptabunda Greene | |
| Viola senecionis Greene | |
| Habitat | bogs, marshes |
| Altitude | 100-2500m |
| Description | leaves oblong-elliptic to ovate, on base cordate, flowers ca. 3cm across, with distinct purple venation on lower petals |
| Size | 5-20cm |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | very moist to boggy, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, humous, gravelly 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 , Minnesota , Oklahoma ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) South-Central U.S.A. (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
primulifolia occidentalis A.Gray, Bot. Gaz. 11: 255 (1886)
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