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Photographer: Merel R. Black
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Family Violaceae
Viola renifolia A.Gray
kidney-leaved violet, white violet
Viola: a classical Latin name for violets
renifolia: kidney-shaped
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | perennial forb, basically stemless; no stolons |
| Flower: | white, 5-parted, 1/4"-1/3" wide, lower petal with brownish lines at the base, either all petals bearded or all not; solitary, basal; blooms May-July |
| Fruit: | elliptical capsule, brown seeds with dark markings |
| Leaf: | hairy on both sides, kidney-shaped with rounded teeth |
| Habitat: | woods, swamps; cold areas often with white cedar (Thuja occidentalis) |
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