| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola affinis Leconte |
| Synonyms | Viola crenulata Greene |
| Viola subviscosa Greene | |
| Viola venustula Greene | |
| Habitat | sandy grassland |
| Description | acaulescent, not stoloniferous, leaves long petiolate, ovate, cordate, crenate, abaxially pubescent, flowers pedunculate, sepals lanceolate, petals barbate, spur 2-3mm |
| Size | 5-15cm |
| Color | violet |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | |
| Type | tuft |
| Cultivation | open site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, moist, sandy soil |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Minnesota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Delaware , Maryland , 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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