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Dog Violet (Viola labradorica)
Image ID: sc43
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Other common names: Shrank Alpine Violet
Native
Family:
Violaceae (Violet)
Height: 0.2 to 0.5 ft.
Blooms: March to
July
Leaf Type:
toothed
Bloom Size: 0.75 in. (typical)
Flower Description:
Individual flowers,
Regular blooms, 5 parts
Location: Sandy Creek Trail
Date: 5/17/2003
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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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