Woolly Blue Violet (Viola sororia)
A blue, violet flower with five hairless petals. Grows mostly in woody areas or old fields and lawns.
Common Names
| 🇨🇦 | Woolly Blue Violet |
| 🇫🇷 | Violette de la Pentecôte |
| 🇩🇪 | Pfingst-Veilchen |
| 🇲🇽 | Viola Sororia |
Taxonomy
| Order | Malpighiales |
| Family | Violaceae |
Flowers
| Color | blue, violet |
| Shape | zygomorphic |
| Inflorescence | solitary |
Leaves
| Arrangement | basal |
| Petiole | long |
| Shape | cordate |
| Margin | crenate |
| Venation | palmate |
How to Identify
This is a low growing plant. The color, form and number of petals and the hairy white inner part of the flower help to identify.
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Where and When to Spot
I spot this flower in spring along pathways through forests or on meadows along forests.
Flowering Records by Park and Season
| Location | Spring | Summer | Autumn | Winter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jardin Botanique de Montréal | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Angrignon | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Bernard-Landry | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Nature Pointe aux Prairies | x | - | - | - |
| Parc Île-de-la-Visitation | x | - | - | - |
"x" indicates that the species was observed flowering, while "-" indicates no observation. The absence of observation doesn't necessarily imply that the species was not flowering. Data is derived from our park visit journals.