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Wooly Blue Violet (Viola sororia)
Image ID: 2011/ar96
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Other common names: Florida Violet, Hooded Blue Violet, Meadow Violet, Missouri Violet
Native
Family:
Violaceae (Violet)
Height: 0.25 to 0.75 ft.
Blooms: March to
June
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Allegheny River Trail
Date: 5/9/2011
Notes:
Lateral petals bearded. Leaves and stems downy.
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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.
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