| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola sagittata Aiton |
| Synonyms | Viola cestrica House |
| Viola ciliata Muhl. | |
| Viola dentata Pursh | |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 10-2500m |
| Description | acaulescent, not stoloniferous, leaves ovate to narrowly deltate, incised, sagittate or truncate, acute, subglabrous, petals densely barbate, the lower 10-15mm, spur 2mm |
| Size | 5-40cm |
| 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, 16-21°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Territory |
Northern America
Eastern Canada (Nova Scotia , Ontario , Québec ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Iowa , Kansas , Minnesota , Missouri , Oklahoma , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , West Virginia ) South-Central U.S.A. (Texas ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Arkansas , Delaware , 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
sagittata ovata (Nutt.) Torr. & A.Gray, Fl. N. Amer. [Torrey & A.Gray] 1(1): 138 (1838)
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