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May 17, 2012
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Southeastern, New Hampshire
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One of the few purple violet species where the leaves and flower stalks grow
out of a stem (rather than out of the ground). Notice that this plant and its
leaves are very small compared to Viola sororia (for example).
- Leafy aerial stems with flower stalk arising from leaf axil.
- Plant perennial from rhizomes.
- Petals violet, sepals not ciliate -- not hairy on the sepal margin.
- Spur 2.8 - 7 mm long.
- Leaf petioles distinctly winged. Leaf blades ovate to triangular in shape.
Back of leaf blades has some hairs. Style has a bent tip that is as long as the
diameter of the style.
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