Viola pallens
Viola pallens small white violet
Synonyms:
Viola macloskeyi ssp. pallens, Viola miniscula, Viola rotundifolia var. pallens
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This is our smallest violet, and one of the earliest to bloom. The violet is stemless and spreads vegetatively by an underground rhizome often creating colonies. There is a single flower at the end of each glabrous stem.
Habitat & Range
Grows in moist, cool woods, bogs an fens.
Present throughout the state.
Wetland codes
| EMP: | FACW |
|---|---|
| NCNE: | OBL |
Phenology
Flowers April to July.
Plant Codes
S-rank: No rank
G-rank: G5 (Secure)
Viola pallens small white violet
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Plant Life-Form
perennial forb
Common Names
small white violet
smooth white violet
northern white violet
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