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Photographer: Arthur Meeks
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Family Violaceae
Viola affinis Leconte
Le Conte's violet, sand violet
Viola: a classical Latin name for violets
affinis: related to, allied to
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, annual/perennial forb, basically stemless |
| Flower: | violet to white, 5-parted, 3/4"-1 1/4" wide, petals widely open, spreading side and spurred petals bearded with pointed hairs; solitary, basal, long-stalked but usually shorter than the leaves |
| Fruit: | elliptical capsule with dark brown seeds |
| Leaf: | usually with heart-shaped base, edges with rounded teeth, long-stalked |
| Habitat: | moist, wet; woods, meadows |
| Notes: | very similar to V. sororia except that the spurred petal is bearded |
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