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Photographer: Mark Feider
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Family Violaceae
Viola labradorica Schrank
alpine violet, dog violet
Viola: a classical Latin name for violets
labradorica: from Labrador
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect to drooping, perennial, 1/2"-8" tall forb, hairless, flowering when only 1/2"-3/4" tall; stems clustered |
| Flower: | light blue to purple, 5-parted, 1/4"-1/2" long, petals with dark veins, 2 side petals bearded, spur less than 1/4" long; solitary from the leaf axils on a long stalk taller than the leaves; blooms June-Aug. |
| Fruit: | elliptical capsule with light brown seeds |
| Leaf: | basal leaves thin, pale green, mostly smooth, roundish to kidney-shaped; stem leaves mostly 1/2"-1 1/2" wide, round with a heart-shaped base |
| Habitat: | full sun to shade; dry to moderate moisture; woods, meadows; in sandy, loamy soil |
| Notes: | very similar to V. adunca except the spur is shorter, the stipules are wider and bristly-toothed more than half their length, and the plant is hairless |
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