Viola striata W. Aiton. Section: Viola. Subsection: Rostratae. Common name: Cream Violet, Pale Violet. Phenology: Mar-Jun. Habitat: Mesic forests and woodlands, disturbed areas. Distribution: MA west to WI, south to GA, AR, and e. OK.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, C, Can, F, FNA6, G, GW2, Il, K4, Mo3, NE, NS, Pa, POWO, RAB, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, W, WV, Ballard () (in prep), Ballard, Kartesz, & Nishino (2023), Haines (2001), McKinney & Russell (2002). Basionym: Viola striata Aiton 1789
Links to other floras: = Viola striata - FNA6
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACW
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FACW
- Great Plains: FACW
- Midwest: FACW
- Northcentral & Northeast: FACW
Heliophily ⓘ: 4
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of moist forests and woodlands as well as disturbed areas.
Stems: Stems erect to leaning, becoming prostrate; branching after flowering, mostly smooth.
Leaves: Leaves alternate; on petioles with conspicuously toothed, lance-ovate stipules at the base; round to oval with a notched base; to 2 1/2 in. long; round-toothed and smooth.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers solitary on smooth, long stalks from upper leaf axils; creamy white; about 3/4 in. wide; bilaterally symmetric; with 5 unequal petals, the 2 lateral ones bearded at the base and the lowermost with purple veins and a short, blunt backward-pointing spur.
Fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.
Comments: Closed, self-pollinating flowers are present in this Viola species.
Height: 6-13 in.
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description: Erect, rhizomatous perennial of moist forests and woodlands as well as disturbed areas.
stems: Stems erect to leaning, becoming prostrate; branching after flowering, mostly smooth.
leaves: Leaves alternate; on petioles with conspicuously toothed, lance-ovate stipules at the base; round to oval with a notched base; to 2 1/2 in. long; round-toothed and smooth.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers solitary on smooth, long stalks from upper leaf axils; creamy white; about 3/4 in. wide; bilaterally symmetric; with 5 unequal petals, the 2 lateral ones bearded at the base and the lowermost with purple veins and a short, blunt backward-pointing spur.
fruits: Fruit an oval capsule.
comments: Closed, self-pollinating flowers are present in this Viola species.
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