Family | VIOLACEAE |
Genus species | Viola labradorica Schrank sect. Viola |
Synonyms | Viola conspersa Rchb. |
Viola leucopetala Greene | |
Viola muhlenbergii Torr. | |
Habitat | grassland and woods |
Altitude | 50-3000m |
Description | leaves ovate to reniform, 15-30mm long, dentate, flowers 2cm across, floral pedicels axillary, with pair of bracts |
Size | 5-20cm |
Color | violet, white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | tuft |
Cultivation | cold, semi-shady site with a humous, moist soil alpine house, moist, humous 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
Subarctic America (Greenland , Northwest Territories ) Western Canada (Manitoba , Saskatchewan ) Eastern Canada (Labrador , New Brunswick , Newfoundland , Nova Scotia , Ontario , Prince Edward I. , Québec ) Northwestern U.S.A. (Colorado ) North-Central U.S.A. (Illinois , Minnesota , North Dakota , Wisconsin ) Northeastern U.S.A. (Connecticut , Indiana , Maine , Masachusettes , Michigan , New Hampshire , New Jersey , New York , Ohio , Pennsylvania , Rhode I. , Vermont , West Virginia ) Southeastern U.S.A. (Alabama , Delaware , Georgia , Kentucky , Maryland , 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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