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Smooth Yellow Violet (Viola pensylvanica)
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Native
Family:
Violaceae (Violet)
Height: 0.3 to 1 ft.
Blooms: April to
June
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.75 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Laurel Highlands Hiking Trail
Date: 4/18/2017
Notes:
Leaves and flowers share a stem.
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Smooth Yellow Violet may be
easily confused with:
- Downy 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.
- Halberd-Leaved Violet
The halberd-leaved violet has a distinctively narrow and pointed leaf.
- Round-Leaved 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.
