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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Violaceae
Viola pubescens Aiton
yellow forest violet, yellow violet
Viola: a classical Latin name for violets
pubescens: with soft, downy hair
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 4"-18" tall forb, mostly with soft hairs; stems leafy |
| Flower: | yellow, 5-parted, 1"-1 1/2" wide, petals with brownish veins near the base, 2 side petals bearded; solitary, stalked, from the leaf axils; blooms April-June |
| Fruit: | capsule with pale brown seeds |
| Leaf: | 2-4 leaves near the top, usually less than 2 times as long as wide, toothed, wide heart-shaped base, plus several long-stalked basal leaves |
| Habitat: | dry; woods, forests; in rich soil |
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