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Photographer: Kitty Kohout
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Family Violaceae
Viola lanceolata L. var. lanceolata
bog white violet, lance-leaved violet, strap-leaved violet
Viola: a classical Latin name for violets
lanceolata: lance-shaped
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial forb, basically stemless |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1"-1 1/2" wide, beardless, 3-lower petals with brownish lines at the base, 2-upper petals oblong; solitary, basal; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | green, elliptical, capsule with brown seeds |
| Leaf: | narrow, usually 3 1/2 to 6 times as wide as long, tapering to the base, rounded teeth |
| Habitat: | open; moist, wet; bogs, meadows, streambanks; in sandy soil |
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