Sweet White Violet
Viola blanda Willdenow
Sweet White Violet: https://marylandbiodiversity.com/species/2707
Synonyms
Viola blanda var. palustriformia  Viola incognita 
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Description

Note the reddish flower stem. This is one of the characteristics that differentiates Sweet White Violet from Northern White Violet.

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Viola blanda

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Violaceae
Genus: Viola
Species:
V. blanda
Binomial name
Viola blanda
Synonyms

Viola incognita Brainerd[1]

Viola blanda, commonly called the sweet white violet,[2] is a flowering perennial plant in the Violet family (Violaceae).[2] It is native to parts of south-eastern and south-central Canada and the eastern, and north-central, United States.[2] Its natural habitat is in cool, mesic forests.[3]

Description

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The sweet white violet grows from 6 to 12 inches high. They grow small white flowers in spring and early summer. The lower petals have purple veins. The upper petals are often twisted or bent backwards. The stalks are a reddish tinged. They grow 1-2 inch long heart shaped leaves with a few scattered hairs.

The white violet has demonstrated a weak ability to respond to climate change by shifting its flowering time in some areas of its range.[citation needed]


References

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  1. ^ "Viola blanda". Germplasm Resources Information Network. Agricultural Research Service, United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  2. ^ a b c NRCS. "Viola blanda". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 2010-03-09.
  3. ^ "Flora of the Southern and Mid-Atlantic States".