Downy Yellow Violet (Viola pubescens)
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·leaf
Native
Family:
Violaceae (Violet)
Height: 0.5 to 1.5 ft.
Blooms: May to
June
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.75 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Montour Trail
Date: 5/3/2003
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Downy Yellow Violet may be
easily confused with:
- Halberd-Leaved Violet
The halberd-leaved violet has a distively narrow and pointed leaf.
- Round-Leaved 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.
- Smooth Yellow Violet
Smooth variant typically has 1 to 5 basal leaves, and smooth stems and leaves. Downy has no basal leaves, with hairy stems and leaves.
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.
