| Family | VIOLACEAE |
| Genus species | Viola affinis Leconte |
| Bibliography | Ann. Lyceum Nat. Hist. New York 2: 138 (1826) |
| Native Range | e. Canada to nc. & e. USA |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| 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 | perennial |
| Cultivation | sunny site with a poor, sandy soil alpine house, sandy soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in winter, barely covered, germ. 1-3 months, 13-16°C division after flowering and in fall |
| Synonyms | Viola affinis f. albiflora L.K.Henry Viola affinis var. chalcosperma Griscom Viola affinis var. langloisii Griscom Viola affinis var. subarctica J.Rousseau Viola crenulata Greene Viola obliqua var. crenulata Farw. Viola sororia ssp. affinis (Leconte) R.J.Little Viola sororia var. affinis (Leconte) L.E.McKinney Viola subviscosa Greene Viola venustula Greene |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 72 Eastern Canada (ONT Ontario, QUE Québec) 74 North-Central U.S.A. (ILL Illinois, MIN Minnesota, WIS Wisconsin) 75 Northeastern U.S.A. (CNT Connecticut, INI Indiana, MAS Masachusettes, MIC Michigan, NWH New Hampshire, NWJ New Jersey, NWY New York, OHI Ohio, PEN Pennsylvania, RHO Rhode I., VER Vermont, WVA West Virginia) 78 Southeastern U.S.A. (DEL Delaware, MRY Maryland, VRG Virginia, WDC District of Columbia) |