YELLOW WOOD VIOLET

Class: Viola glabella

Family: VIOLET FAMILY

Sub Family: Violaceae

Year: Perennial

Other Names: Smooth Violet

Colour: Yellow

Height: 10-30 cm (4-12")

Each Flower: 9 mm-1.3 cm (3/8-1/2") long with short spur and 5 petals, lower 3 purplish-pencilled; 2 side ones softly hairy

Leaves: Some basal with long succulent stalks and pointed kidney- or heart-shaped blades; 1 or 2 smaller, similar shaped leaves on upper part of flower-stem

Stems: Flower-stem branches above and has 1 pair of stipules

Blooming Period: March - July

Habitat: Moist woods and shady streambanks, from low to higher elevations

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