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Southern Wood Violet (Viola hirsutula)

Image ID: 2011/mr33

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Native
Family: Violaceae (Violet)
Height: 0.3 to 0.5 ft.
Blooms: April to May
Leaf Type: toothed
Bloom Size:  0.5 in. (typical)
Flower Description: Individual flowers, Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Mon River Trail
Date:  3/19/2011
Notes: Leaves are silvery on top, purple veined underneath.
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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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