Viola blanda

Viola blanda
A. Viola blanda B. Viola lanceolata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Malpighiales
Family:	Violaceae
Genus:	Viola
Species:	V. blanda
Binomial name
Viola blanda Willd.

Viola blanda (Sweet white violet,^[1] Large-leaf white violet, Willdenow's violet, Woodland-white violet, fr. Violette méconnue; syn. Viola incognita Brainerd^[2]) is a flowering perennial plant in the Violet family (Violaceae).^[1] It is native to parts of south-eastern and south-central Canada and the eastern, and north-central, United States.^[1]

Description

The sweet white violet grows from 6 to 12 inches high. They grow small white flowers in spring and early summer. The lower petals have purple veins. The upper petals are often twisted or bent backwards. The stalks are a reddish tinged. They grow 1-2 inch long heart shaped leaves with a few scattered hairs.

The sweet white violet, once common over most of its range, is considered endangered. The white violet has demonstrated a weak ability to respond to climate change by shifting its flowering time in some areas of its range.

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