Etymology: Viola: a classical Latin name for violets
Plants: erect, perennial forb, mostly hairless
Leaves: often broadly-oval with a heart-shaped base
Flowers: light purple with dark lines forming an "eye", 5-parted, 1/2"-1 1/4" wide, petals beardless, spur 1/2" long and slender with up-curved tip; solitary from the leaf axils, long-stalked, taller than the leaves; blooms April-June
Fruits: widely-elliptical capsule with light yellow to brown seeds
Habitat: shade; moderate moisture; woods, forests; in deep humus soil
Conservation Status: Special Concern
Plants: erect, perennial forb, mostly hairless
Leaves: often broadly-oval with a heart-shaped base
Flowers: light purple with dark lines forming an "eye", 5-parted, 1/2"-1 1/4" wide, petals beardless, spur 1/2" long and slender with up-curved tip; solitary from the leaf axils, long-stalked, taller than the leaves; blooms April-June
Fruits: widely-elliptical capsule with light yellow to brown seeds
Habitat: shade; moderate moisture; woods, forests; in deep humus soil
Conservation Status: Special Concern
Floristic Rating: Coefficient of Conservatism = 8, Wetland Indicator = FACU WIS DNR-Bureau of Endangered Resources: Detailed information on Wisconsin listed species including state and federal status, photos, etc. USDA Plants Database: Federal Distribution and detailed information including photos
Janice Stiefel
Margery Melgaard
Dennis W. Woodland
Robert W. Freckmann