Dog Violet

(Viola conspersa)

 

   

 

Color photograph: Homer D. House. 1918. Wildflowers of New York.

Line Drawing: Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An Illustrated Flora of the Northern United States and Canada, Second Edition.

 

Dog Violet (Viola conspersa Reichenb.)

Identification: Flowers and leaves on same stem. Flowers light violet to light lavender, with a spur, and lateral petals with beards (erect hairs). Toothed stipules present at junction of leaf and flower stalks. Leaves heart-shaped.

Distribution: Southeastern Canada and Minnesota, southward to Florida and Alabama.

Habitat: Dog Violet is found along streams, in woods near water, and in meadows.

Flowering period: May to July.

Similar Species: Dog Violet is similar to Long-spurred Violet. However the lateral petals of Dog Violet have beards and the flower spur is shorter.

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