Round-Leaved Yellow Violet (Viola rotundiflora)
Image ID: 2011/rac5
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Native
Family:
Violaceae (Violet)
Height: 0.15 to 0.5 ft.
Blooms: April to
May
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.75 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Raccoon Creek State Park
Date: 4/18/2011
Notes:
Lateral petals bearded. Purple veins on lower petal.
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Round-Leaved Yellow Violet may be
easily confused with:
- Downy Yellow Violet
On the round-leaved yellow violet, the flowers and leaves have separate stems. One the downy yellow violet, stems and blooms share the same stem.
- Halberd-Leaved Violet
The halberd-leaved violet has a distively narrow and pointed leaf.
- Smooth Yellow Violet
On the round-leaved yellow violet, the flowers and leaves have separate stems. One the smooth yellow violet, stems and blooms share the same stem.
We started out as wildflowers from the bicycle trails of western Pennsylvania, but we've
grown!
Meyer, Joseph E. (1918). The Herbalist and Herb Doctor. Hammond, Ind.: Indiana Herb Gardens. 400 pp.
