Scientific Name
Viola sororia

Common Name
Sister violet; Common blue violet

Life Cycle: Perennial



[Freckles]
Height: 3 to 8 inches
Flower/fruit: .5 to .75 inch blue to white flowers, or white with purple veins; five petals; smooth stalks  
Flowering Season: Spring to early summer
Foliage: Up to 5 inch hairy heart-shaped leaves and hairy stems
Site: Damp woods, moist meadows, roadsides
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