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Missouri violet

Viola missouriensis

Missouri violet
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Violaceae (Violet family)
Grows as
Annual, Perennial
Native range
C. & EC. U.S.A.
Climate
temperate

About

Viola missouriensis, the Missouri violet, is a species of flowering plant in the family Violaceae, native to the central United States. An annual or perennial plant, it can reach up to 15 cm (6 in), and have lavender, purple, or (occasionally) white flowers.

Other Viola plants

Viola abbreviata · Viola abyssinica · Hookedspur violet · White Violet · Viola angustifolia · Field Pansy · Australian Native Violet · Viola betonicifolia · Viola lutea subsp. calaminaria · Canadian white violet · Horned Pansy · Viola cotyledon

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Viola missouriensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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