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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Violaceae
Viola cucullata Aiton
blue marsh violet, hooded violet, marsh blue violet
Viola: a classical Latin name for violets
cucullata: hood-like
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial forb, mostly hairless, basically stemless; short rhizomes usually branching to form colonies |
| Flower: | light violet to blue, 5-parted, 1"-1 1/2" wide, petals widely open; densely-bearded side petals with hairs with knob-like ends, spur petal beardless; solitary, basal, long-stalked, often taller than the leaves; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | oval to cylindrical capsule with almost black seeds |
| Leaf: | usually with heart-shaped base, small rounded teeth, oval to kidney-shaped, up to 4" wide, stalks rising at an angle |
| Habitat: | wet; meadows, woods, bogs, swamps |
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