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Viola sororia (/ v aɪ ˈ oʊ l ə s ə ˈ r ɔːr i ə / vy-OH-lə sə-ROR-ee-ə), [5] known commonly as the common blue violet, is a short-stemmed herbaceous perennial plant native to eastern North America. It is known by a number of common names, including common meadow violet, purple violet, woolly blue violet, hooded violet, and wood ...
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In the United States, the common blue violet Viola sororia is the state flower of Illinois, [94] Rhode Island, [95] New Jersey [96] and Wisconsin. [97] [98] In Canada, the Viola cucullata is the provincial flower of New Brunswick, adopted in 1936. [99] In the United Kingdom, Viola riviniana is the county flower of Lincolnshire. [100]
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The nodding flower is a violet about 1.5 cm (1 ⁄ 2 in) long, [3] with five purple petals. The lower three petals have white bases and purple veining. The two side petals are white-bearded near the throat. The upper two petals may have hooked spurs at their tips. [4] [5] [6] It is a perennial [7] blooming in late spring. [3]
Prairie violet grows 5–30 cm (2.0–11.8 in) tall with violet flowers and between 2–11 deeply divided leaves. It is an acaulescent violet, meaning it lacks leaves on the flowering stems. The leaves have 5–9 lanceolate to linear lobes, growing up to 7 cm (2.8 in) long and 8 cm (3.1 in) across. Prairie violet flowers between March and June.
Viola selkirkii is a species of violet known by the common names Selkirk's violet and great-spur violet. It is native throughout the Northern Hemisphere, its distribution circumboreal. This species is a rhizomatous perennial herb with hairy, heart-shaped leaves. The flowers are up to 1.5 centimeters wide and are violet in color.
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