Minnesota Seasons - common blue violet


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Viola sororia

Taxonomy	Family:	Violaceae (violet)
	Subfamily:	Violoideae
	Tribe:	Violeae

Nativity	Native
Status
Habitat	Moist to wet. Woods, meadows.
Flowering	April to June
Flower Color	Violet to white
Height	3″ to 8″

Identification	The flowers of this plant occur on separate stalks. The petals may be either violet with light or white bases or white with violet bases. The lower petal is marked with black or dark purple veins. The side petals are bearded. The leaves are heart-shaped, are not elongated, and are not lobed. The leaves and flowers are basal and are on separate stalks.

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Range			Sources: 2, 3, 5, 7.

Sightings	Avon Hills Forest SNA North Unit Black Dog Nature Preserve SNA Blue Devil Valley SNA Canon River Trout Lily SNA Cannon River Turtle Preserve SNA Cannon Wilderness Woods Carley State Park Carver Park Reserve Chamberlain Woods SNA Chimney Rock SNA Father Hennepin State Park Frontenac State Park Glendalough State Park Holthe Prairie SNA Iron Horse Prairie SNA John A. Latsch State Park Kilen Woods State Park Lake Louise State Park Lundblad Prairie SNA			Maplewood State Park Miesville Ravine Park Reserve Mound Prairie SNA Murphy-Hanrehan Park Reserve Myre-Big Island State Park Netstrand-Big Woods State Park Oronoco Prairie SNA Pin Oak Prairie SNA Prairie Creek Woods SNA Rice Lake State Park River Terrace Prairie SNA Sakatah Lake State Park Savage Fen SNA Sibley State Park Townsend Woods SNA Wolsfeld Woods SNA Wood-Rill SNA Zumbro Falls Woods SNA

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Synonyms	Viola X champlainensis Viola floridana Viola X insessa Viola latiuscula Viola X melissifolia Viola X montivaga Viola X napae Viola palmata var. sororia Viola papilionacea Viola papilionacea var. priceana Viola priceana Viola septentrionalis Viola X subaffinis

Common Names	bayou violet blue prairie violet butterfly violet dooryard violet downy blue violet hairy wood violet hooded blue violet meadow violet sister violet violet wolly blue violet