Long-spurred Violet

(Viola rostrata)

 

   

 

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.

 

Long-spurred Violet (Viola rostrata Pursh)

Identification: Flowers and leaves on same stem. Flowers pale lavender, with a long backward pointing spur, and all petals without a "beard" of erect hairs. Toothed stipules (small leaves) present at the junction of the stem with the leaf and flower stalks. Leaves heart-shaped.

Distribution: Throughout most of eastern North America.

Habitat: Long-spurred Violet is found in rich, moist woods and limestone soils.

Flowering period: April to June.

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

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