Viola striata - (image 1 of 3)
Taxonomy
Family: Violaceae
Hybrids with V. conspera are called V. x eclipes H.E. Ballard
Hybrids with V. rostrata are called V. x brauniae Glover ex Cooperr
Habitat
Moist woodlands in sun or shade, often on floodplains or along ditches and streams.
Associates
Distribution
MA west to IL (also MN), south to GA, AR, and eastern OK.
Morphology
Herbaceous perennial with leafy stems to 30 cm, arising from a short rhizome. Lower leaves reniform, more or less acuminate, often 3 cm or more long; stipules leaf-like, lanceolate to lance-oblong, pointed, deeply incised. Petals whitish or cream with brown-purple veins near the base; lateral petals bearded; spur 3-5 mm long; sepals often ciliate, lance-linear with basal auricles.
Notes
Flowers April to early July
Wetland indicator: Facultative Wetland
Tends to be weedy. The flowers here were not completely open but in the last image the bearded nature of the lateral petals and the ciliate sepals are just visible. Also note the incised stipules.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
Swink, F. and G. Wilhelm. 1994. Plants of the Chicago Region.
Indiana Academy of Science. The Morton Arboretum. Lisle, Illinois.
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