Family: Violaceae
Scientific Name: Viola pubescens
Common Name: Downy Yellow Violet
Description | A native yellow Violet. |
Plant Type | All Plants, Wild Flowers |
Hardiness Zone | 4 |
Sunlight | part shade, shade |
Moisture | average |
Soil & Site | average, tolerates dry |
Flowers | 5 petals, yellow, center petal has brown lines in the throat area, only 1 to a few flowers per plant, April to June |
Fruit | egg shaped seed pod (capsule), turns brown a shoots out the seeds |
Leaves | basal and flower stem leaves, basal are larger, green, may or may not be downy |
Stems | rhizomes |
Roots | rhizomatous and fibrous |
Propagation | seeds |
Misc Facts | Viola is a classical Latin name for violets. |
Notes & Reference | #153-Illinois Wildflower (www.illinoiswildflowers.info), #191-Minnesota Wild Flowers (www.minnesotawildflowers.info), #218-Flora of Wisconsin (wisflora.herbarium.wisc.edu) |
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